contemplating
基本解釋
- vt.注視;沉思;打算
詞源解說
- 1590年左右進(jìn)入英語,直接源自拉丁語的contemplari,意為仔細(xì)考慮。
用法辨析
- contemplate的基本意思是“深思,細(xì)想”,指對(duì)某事進(jìn)行仔細(xì)的考慮,也可指安靜而莊嚴(yán)地對(duì)某人或某物“注視,凝視”。contemplate可接名詞、代詞、動(dòng)名詞或wh-從句作賓語,有時(shí)還可接as短語充當(dāng)補(bǔ)足語的復(fù)合賓語。
v. (動(dòng)詞)
英漢例句
- The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate.
戰(zhàn)爭的可能性太可怕了,真不堪細(xì)想。 - The doctor contemplated the difficult operation he had to perform.
醫(yī)生仔細(xì)地考慮他所要做的棘手的手術(shù)。 - The government has contemplated reforming the entire tax system.
政府打算改革整個(gè)稅收體制。 - He contemplated what the future would be like.
他思忖著將來會(huì)如何。 - He contemplated my advice as nothing.
他不把我的建議當(dāng)回事。
用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)
用作不及物動(dòng)詞: S+~(+A)
用作及物動(dòng)詞: S+~+ n./pron.
S+~+(sb's/sb) v -ing
S+~+wh-clause
用作賓補(bǔ)動(dòng)詞: S+~+ n./pron. +as n.
詞組短語
- contemplate proposal 考慮建議
- contemplate sky 凝視天空
- contemplate on 沉思默想