contemplation
英 [ˌkɒntəmˈpleɪʃn]
美 [ˌkɑːntəmˈpleɪʃn]
n. 深思; 沉思; 凝视; 默默注视
BNC.11400 / COCA.11236
习惯用语
n.
- in contemplation
- 考虑中
being considered - By 1613 even more desperate measures were in contemplation.
到1613年,甚至考虑要采取更为孤注一掷的措施。
牛津词典
noun
- 深思;沉思
the act of thinking deeply about sth- He sat there deep in contemplation.
他坐在那里沉思着。 - a few moments of quiet contemplation
默默沉思的片刻 - a life of prayer and contemplation
祈祷与冥思的生活
- He sat there deep in contemplation.
- 凝视;默默注视
the act of looking at sth in a calm and careful way- She turned from her contemplation of the photograph.
她从凝视着的那张照片上移开目光。
- She turned from her contemplation of the photograph.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 考虑;思量;思忖
If youcontemplatean action, you think about whether to do it or not.- For a time he contemplated a career as an army medical doctor...
有段时间,他考虑去当军医。 - She contemplates leaving for the sake of the kids.
她考虑为了孩子而离开。
- For a time he contemplated a career as an army medical doctor...
- 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.- 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。 - 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。
- As he lay in his hospital bed that night, he cried as he contemplated his future...
- VERB 凝视;注视
If youcontemplatesomething or someone, you look at them for a long time.- He contemplated his hands, still frowning.
他盯着自己的双手,眉头紧锁。
- He contemplated his hands, still frowning.
英英释义
noun
- a long and thoughtful observation
- a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
双语例句
- After three months of contemplation she converted to buddhism.
经三个月的沉思冥想之后,她改信了佛教。 - Flourishing monastic universities offered a life of study and contemplation but also provided a direct route to tremendous wealth, political influence, and social prestige.
繁茂的僧侣学院提供了对生命学习和沉思的场所,也提供了一条直接路径去通往极大的财富和政治影响力,还有社会威望。 - It's the contemplation of this sort of thing that makes me deplore my fate in being a bachelor.
就是想到这类事情才使我伤悼我这光棍汉的命运。 - Philosophy is suspicion, contemplation, reflection, and exploration.
哲学是怀疑,是思虑,是静观,是探索。 - This contemplation influenced profoundly his artistic thinking, which became the source of inspiration in many of his masterpieces.
这种思考深刻地影响了他的艺术思维,并成为后期不少名篇创作灵感的来源。 - A male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work.
居住在修道院并且潜心沉思、祈祷和干活的男修道士。 - Sunday should be a day of contemplation and rest.
星期天应是沉思和休息的日子。 - Contemplation or consideration of a subject; meditation.
对某一问题的仔细考虑或思考;沉思。 - The approach to the abbey through these gloomy monastic remains prepares the mind for its solemn contemplation.
通往教堂的路要穿过古修道院的遗址,那儿一片沉郁,使我也陷入了严肃的沉思中。 - It seemed, to my impressionable mind, that everything existed only for the contemplation of him.
在我敏感的心灵中,一切的存在,仿佛都只为唤起对他深深的思念。