vi.,vt. 反刍;深思,沉思,左思右想 (about; of; on;upon; over)。 n. -nator 沉思默想的人,好思考的人。
reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" 同义词:chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, speculate,
chew the cuds; "cows ruminate"
例句与用法
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It is worthwhile to ruminate over his remarks . 他的话值得玩味。
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Again i sat ruminating what i should do . 我坐着,又反复思考我该怎么办。
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Utterson ruminated a while . 厄塔森缄默良久。
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In the article she ruminated about what recreations she would have . 她在文章里认真考虑了她应做些什么消遣活动。
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He ruminated on his defences before he should accost her father . 他在与她父亲搭话前,仔细地考虑着他的防范措施。
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His sister went away ruminating on this oracular speech of his . 他的妹妹只得在这一席庄严的至理名言中,默默退出屋子。
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Nixon went to ruminate about how brezhnev understood american power and nixon in particular . 尼克松接着又追述勃列日涅夫怎样理解美国的力量,特别是尼克松的力量。
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They ruminated on their chances of survival but not on the circumstances that had produced their dilemma . 他们只考虑能否保住自己,却没有考虑产生他们目前困境的客观原因。
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Passing the more feverish parts of the city toward the most perfect backwater in london, he ruminated . 穿过商业区那些比较尘嚣的部分向伦敦最僻静的街道走来时,他不禁感慨系之。
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He stared woodenly at the bomb line on the map and ruminated hypnotically on the fact that there was no escape . 他一直呆呆地望着那地图上的轰炸线,失魂落魄地反复想着,这次是逃避不了啦。