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ruminate

v.反刍,沉思

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名词:ruminator 形容词:ruminative 动词过去式:ruminated 过去分词:ruminated 现在分词:ruminating 第三人称单数:ruminates 副词:rumina-tively

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ruminate


/'ru:mɪneɪt; `rumə,net/
v
1 [I, Ipr] ~ (about/on/over sth) think deeply; meditate; ponder 深思; 沉思; 思索
*ruminating on recent events 思考最近发生的事.
2 [I] (of animals) chew the cud (指动物)反刍.

ruminate


v [I]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin;Origin: , past participle of ruminare, from rumen 'throat']
formal to think carefully and deeply about something
ruminate on/over
 He sat alone, ruminating on the injustice of the world.
technical if animals such as cows ruminate, they bring food back into their mouths from their stomachs and chew it again
>rumination [,ruːmɪ'neɪʃən/