contemplation

noun

1. 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
2. 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。

1. VERB 考虑;思量;思忖
   If you contemplate an 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。
2. VERB 深思熟虑;沉思;苦思冥想
   If you contemplate an 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。
3. VERB 凝视;注视
   If you contemplate something 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。

1. 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。
2. He was lost in the contemplation of the landscape.
   他对着眼前的景色沉思起来。
3. 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。
4. After three months of contemplation she converted to buddhism.
   经三个月的沉思冥想之后，她改信了佛教。
5. The approach to the abbey through these gloomy monastic remains prepares the mind for its solemn contemplation.
   通往教堂的路要穿过古修道院的遗址，那儿一片沉郁，使我也陷入了严肃的沉思中。
6. 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。
7. We sat in wordless contemplation of the view.
   我们坐着默默无言地凝视着这一景象。
8. 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。
9. Thinking is also reflection and contemplation.
   思维也是思考和沉思。
10. It's the contemplation of this sort of thing that makes me deplore my fate in being a bachelor.
    就是想到这类事情才使我伤悼我这光棍汉的命运。
11. Sunday should be a day of contemplation and rest.
    星期天应是沉思和休息的日子。
12. And less obvious things like the enjoyment of poetry, art and contemplation.
    有些享乐是较不明显的，如诗歌、艺术和沉思的享受。
13. It seemed, to my impressionable mind, that everything existed only for the contemplation of him.
    在我敏感的心灵中，一切的存在，仿佛都只为唤起对他深深的思念。
14. It is essentially for contemplation and solitude.
    它们是用来沉思和冥想的。
15. It opens up new geographic, linguistic and political spaces for action as well as contemplation.
    它还为行动和思考开辟了新的地理、语言和政治空间。
16. A little too much contemplation?
    考虑有点多了？
17. One is a contemplation technique, and another a more spiritual connection that controls the mind with a mantra.
    一方面它是一种沉思技巧，另一方面它是一种更具灵性的以咒语控制意念的连接。
18. Training may include courses in biblical studies, theology, contemplation, etc.
    培训可包括圣经研究，神学，默祷等课程。
19. 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。
20. Carding these joy and contemplation is better for the future development.
    梳理这些喜悦和沉思是更好地为未来的发展。
21. One can say that the act of contemplation itself is put here in a loop.
    人们可以说在这里沉思的动作本身被放到了一个循环中。
22. I take greater comfort in the contemplation of eternity.
    在对永恒的注视之中我获得较大的安慰。
23. Philosophy is suspicion, contemplation, reflection, and exploration.
    哲学是怀疑，是思虑，是静观，是探索。
24. 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。
25. Today could well be spent in quiet contemplation of the past and future.
    今天你很有可能会陷入对过去和未来的沉思中。
26. Contemplation or consideration of a subject; meditation.
    对某一问题的仔细考虑或思考；沉思。
27. Flourishing monastic universities offered a life of study and contemplation but also provided a direct route to tremendous wealth, political influence, and social prestige.
    繁茂的僧侣学院提供了对生命学习和沉思的场所，也提供了一条直接路径去通往极大的财富和政治影响力，还有社会威望。
28. 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。
29. The greatest of all pleasures consists in the contemplation of truth.
    所有快乐中最伟大的快乐存在于对真理的沉思之中。
30. 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。

n.

in contemplation

• 考虑中
  being considered
  1. 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

1. a long and thoughtful observation

2. a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

   Synonym:    reflectionreflexionruminationmusingthoughtfulness