contemplated

英 [ˈkɒntəmpleɪtɪd]

美 [ˈkɑːntəmpleɪtɪd]

v.  考虑; 思量; 思忖; 考虑接受(发生某事的可能性); 深思熟虑; 沉思; 苦思冥想
contemplate的过去分词和过去式

过去式：contemplated　

BNC.46271 / COCA.39839

柯林斯词典

• 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。

双语例句

• George says that was one of the few times he has seriously contemplated divorce.
  乔治后来告诉我，他曾有那么几次很严肃地考虑过和我离婚，而这就是其中之一。
• For a time he contemplated a career as an army medical doctor
  有段时间，他考虑去当军医。
• He contemplated the problem before making a decision.
  他在作出决定前仔细考虑了这个问题。
• The contemplated austerity measures will only put greater strain on fragile economic and social imbalances.
  计划中的紧缩措施只会使脆弱的经济和社会失衡承受更大压力。
• I have never contemplated living abroad.
  我从未考虑过去国外居住。
• Have you contemplated your divine right?
  你们考虑过你们神权了吧？
• During the war, we never contemplated capitulation to the enemy.
  战争期间，我们从未打算向敌人投降。
• I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job.
  我打算离开学校找一份全职工作。
• Mother in face contemplated at me, which were my familiar look and sight.
  母亲在对面凝视我，是我熟悉的神情与目光。
• 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。