ponder
美音:
[´pɔndə
]英音:
[´pɔndə
]v.沉思,考虑
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ponder为六级词汇
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名词:ponderer 动词过去式:pondered 过去分词:pondered 现在分词:pondering 第三人称单数:ponders
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pend,pens=to hang(悬挂),to weigh(衡量)
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ponder
/'pɒndə(r); `pɑndɚ/
v [I, Ipr, Tn, Tw] ~ (on/over sth) think about (sth) carefully and for a long time, esp in trying to reach a decision; consider (长时间地仔细)考虑(某事物)(尤指以便作出决定); 深思
*You have pondered long enough; it is time to decide. 你考虑的时间够长的了, 该作决定了.
* I pondered (over) the incident, asking myself again and again how it could have happened. 我反覆思考那件事, 一再自问究竟是怎么回事.
* pondering on the meaning of life 深深地思索人生的意义
* I am pondering how to respond. 我在琢磨该怎样回答.
ponder
v [I and T][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;Origin: ponderer
'to weigh', from
Latin ponderare, from pondus
'weight']
formal to spend time thinking carefully and seriously about a problem, a difficult question, or something that has happened
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consider He continued to ponder the problem as he walked home.ponder on/over/about The university board is still pondering over the matter.ponder how/what/whether Jay stood still for a moment, pondering whether to go or not.