contemplate
v
1
(a) [Tn, Tw] look at or consider (sth) thoughtfully 凝視, 打量, 思忖, 沉思(某事物)
She stood contemplating the painting. 她站著審視那幅圖畫.
He contemplated what the future would be like without the children. 他思忖著要是沒有這些孩子, 將來又如何.
(b) [I, Tn, Tw]
meditate (upon sth), esp as a religious practice 冥思(某事物)(尤指一種宗教儀式)
a few quiet minutes in the middle of the day to sit and contemplate 中午時(shí)分靜坐冥思的幾分鐘
contemplating the death of Our Lord 默禱上主之死難.
2 [Tn, Tg, Tsg]
consider the possibility of (sth) 考慮(某事物)的可能性; 盤算; 預(yù)料
She is contemplating a visit to (ie may visit) London. 她正打算去倫敦觀光.
I'm not contemplating retiring (ie I do not intend to retire) yet. 我尚未考慮退休問題.
We don't contem-plate him opposing our plan, ie do not expect that he will oppose it. 我們預(yù)料他不會(huì)反對(duì)我們的計(jì)劃.
snapvt.& vi. 猛地咬住;呵斥;折斷;
vt. 拍照;用子母扣扣;[棒球]快速傳(球);拍…的快照;
n. (樹枝等的)突然折斷;嚴(yán)厲的話;突然的撕咬;尤指關(guān)上或斷裂的聲音)啪嗒聲;
vi. 啪啪作響;(目光)閃耀;(牙齒等)咯咯作響;(精神)突然崩潰;
adj. 容易的;喀嗒一聲扣下的;倉促的;
adv. 噼啪作響地;啪嗒一聲;猛然;