contemplation

英 [ˌkɒntəmˈpleɪʃn]

美 [ˌkɑːntəmˈpleɪʃn]

n. 深思; 沉思; 凝视; 默默注视

BNC.11400 / COCA.11236

习惯用语

in contemplation

考虑中
being considered
By 1613 even more desperate measures were in contemplation.
到1613年，甚至考虑要采取更为孤注一掷的措施。

noun

深思；沉思
the act of thinking deeply about sth
1. He sat there deep in contemplation.
  他坐在那里沉思着。
2. a few moments of quiet contemplation
  默默沉思的片刻
3. a life of prayer and contemplation
  祈祷与冥思的生活
凝视；默默注视
the act of looking at sth in a calm and careful way
1. She turned from her contemplation of the photograph.
  她从凝视着的那张照片上移开目光。

VERB 考虑;思量;思忖
If youcontemplatean action, you think about whether to do it or not.
1. For a time he contemplated a career as an army medical doctor...
  有段时间，他考虑去当军医。
2. She contemplates leaving for the sake of the kids.
  她考虑为了孩子而离开。
VERB 深思熟虑;沉思;苦思冥想
If youcontemplatean idea or subject, you think about it carefully for a long time.
1. As he lay in his hospital bed that night, he cried as he contemplated his future...
  那天晚上，他躺在医院的病床上，想到未来，他哭了起来。
2. That makes it difficult to contemplate the idea that the present policy may not be sustainable.
  那让人难以认真思考这个可能，即目前的政策也许并不能持续下去。
VERB 凝视;注视
If youcontemplatesomething or someone, you look at them for a long time.
1. He contemplated his hands, still frowning.
  他盯着自己的双手，眉头紧锁。

noun

a long and thoughtful observation
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
Synonym:reflectionreflexionruminationmusingthoughtfulness

Contemplation or consideration of a subject; meditation.
对某一问题的仔细考虑或思考；沉思。
This morning the whole contemplation put me into a very deep state of awareness.
今天早晨这种沉思让我进入了一种很深的觉知状态。
A male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work.
居住在修道院并且潜心沉思、祈祷和干活的男修道士。
Thinking is also reflection and contemplation.
思维也是思考和沉思。
He roused himself from his lazy contemplation of the scene beneath him
他不再懒洋洋地注视着下面的景色。
Use intuition and creativity. Set aside time for quiet contemplation.
使用直觉和创造性.留有时间进行安静思考。
A chastened Agassi flew home for a period of deep contemplation.
追悔莫及的阿加西坐飞机回家面壁思过去了。
This contemplation influenced profoundly his artistic thinking, which became the source of inspiration in many of his masterpieces.
这种思考深刻地影响了他的艺术思维，并成为后期不少名篇创作灵感的来源。
It is also a phenomenological layers which encourage dilettante contemplation.
这也是一个鼓励业余爱好者深思的现象层。
My poor little sister-in-law is breaking her heart by mere contemplation of your physical and moral beauty.
我的可怜的小姑一想到你身体上与道德上的美，她的芳心都碎啦。