contemplating

英 [ˈkɒntəmpleɪtɪŋ]

美 [ˈkɑːntəmpleɪtɪŋ]

v.  考虑; 思量; 思忖; 考虑接受(发生某事的可能性); 深思熟虑; 沉思; 苦思冥想
contemplate的现在分词

现在分词：contemplating　

柯林斯词典

• VERB 考虑;思量;思忖
  If youcontemplatean action, you think about whether to do it or not.
  1. For a time he contemplated a career as an army medical doctor...
     有段时间，他考虑去当军医。
  2. She contemplates leaving for the sake of the kids.
     她考虑为了孩子而离开。
• VERB 深思熟虑;沉思;苦思冥想
  If youcontemplatean idea or subject, you think about it carefully for a long time.
  1. As he lay in his hospital bed that night, he cried as he contemplated his future...
     那天晚上，他躺在医院的病床上，想到未来，他哭了起来。
  2. That makes it difficult to contemplate the idea that the present policy may not be sustainable.
     那让人难以认真思考这个可能，即目前的政策也许并不能持续下去。
• VERB 凝视;注视
  If youcontemplatesomething or someone, you look at them for a long time.
  1. He contemplated his hands, still frowning.
     他盯着自己的双手，眉头紧锁。

双语例句

• I drove home contemplating my own more pedestrian lifestyle.
  我开车回家，一路上思考着自己更为乏味的生活方式。
• But in the meantime, I am contemplating my facebook privacy controls.
  但与此同时，我正在考虑对我的facebook设置隐私控制。
• The old man stood contemplating the painting.
  那位老人站着凝视那幅图画。
• He is contemplating pawning his watch.
  他正在考虑抵押他的手表。
• I am contemplating buying some new furniture.
  我正打算买些新家具。
• For the first time I hear of companies contemplating leaving the country altogether.
  我第一次听说有（外国）企业考虑完全撤离中国。
• Spend time journaling, meditating or contemplating over ideas you have learned.
  多花点时间写日记，把你对这些学到的知识的思考和想法记录下来。
• I lay in bed contemplating what I should do.
  我躺在床上思考该做什么。
• I'm not contemplating retiring.
  我尚未考虑退休问题。
• Don't be contemplating the universe with anybody.
  不要再和任何人谈论宇宙。