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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   contemplate

   • IPA[ˈkän(t)əmˌplāt]

   美式

   • v.
     look thoughtfully for a long time at；think about

   • verb: contemplate, 3rd person present: contemplates, gerund or present participle: contemplating, past tense: contemplated, past participle: contemplated

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. look thoughtfully for a long time at he sat on the carpet contemplating his image in the mirrors 同義詞 look at, view, regard, examine, inspect, ... 更多observe, survey, study, scrutinize, scan, stare at, gaze at, eye, take a good look at, literarybehold
   • ▪ think about the results of a trade war are too horrifying to contemplate 同義詞 think about, meditate on/over, consider, ponder, reflect on/about, ... 更多mull over, muse on, dwell on, deliberate over, cogitate on/about, ruminate on/about, chew over, brood on/about, puzzle over, turn over in one's mind, weigh up, consider, think about, give thought to, have in mind/view, envisage, aim at, foresee, imagine, visualize, intend, propose, mean to, expect to
   • ▪ think profoundly and at length; meditate he sat morosely contemplating
   • ▪ have in mind as a probable though not certain intention she was contemplating a gold mining venture