mull over

英 [mʌl ˈəʊvə(r)]

美 [mʌl ˈoʊvər]

长时间思考; 仔细琢磨

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 反复思考;仔细琢磨
  If youmullsomethingover, you think about it for a long time before deciding what to do.
  1. McLaren had been mulling over an idea to make a movie...
     麦克拉伦琢磨着要拍一部电影已经有段时间了。
  2. I'll leave you alone here so you can mull it over.
     我不打扰你了，你在这儿可以仔细考虑考虑这事儿。

英英释义

verb

• reflect deeply on a subject
  1. I mulled over the events of the afternoon
  2. philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years
  3. The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate
  Synonym:chew overthink overmeditateponderexcogitatecontemplatemusereflectmullruminatespeculate

双语例句

• LL: Well that still gives you some time to mull it over.
  我跟人家说下星期一给他们答复。
• An impartial commission could be appointed to mull them over.
  一个公正的委员会可以被任命为仔细考虑他们。
• McLaren had been mulling over an idea to make a movie
  麦克拉伦琢磨着要拍一部电影已经有段时间了。
• Instead give them time to mull it over, present the issue again at a later date. The more you push them, the more they'll withdraw.
  给他们点时间想想，过一段时间再提这件事。
• And did you know that those big things are getting rather dusty while you pour yourself another cup of coffee, and decide to mull things over rather than do them?
  你知不知道在你喝一杯咖啡或者做些无意义事情的时候，这些使命又蒙上了一层灰尘？
• Doubts about Demanding Criminal Compensation from Police Who Use Apparatuses and Weapons Illegally but without Faults& To Mull over Conditions of Demanding Criminal Compensation from a Case of State Compensation
  对无过错违法使用警械、武器的民警刑事追偿质疑&一例国家赔偿案引发的刑事追偿条件反思
• At Waves, Vancouver resident Chung Cheong used bitcoin to pay for his mug of tea and was happy to mull over the future of the digital currency.
  海浪咖啡内，温哥华的居民张聪正使用比特币买茶，考虑到虚拟货币的前景他表示很乐观。
• I'll leave you alone here so you can mull it over.
  我不打扰你了，你在这儿可以仔细考虑考虑这事儿。
• The manager needs time to mull over our proposals.
  经理需要时间来审慎考虑我们的提案。
• Mr Brown said he would mull it over.
  布朗说他会仔细考虑议案。