meditate

verb

/ˈmedɪteɪt/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they meditate	/ˈmedɪteɪt/ /ˈmedɪteɪt/
he / she / it meditates	/ˈmedɪteɪts/ /ˈmedɪteɪts/
past simple meditated	/ˈmedɪteɪtɪd/ /ˈmedɪteɪtɪd/
past participle meditated	/ˈmedɪteɪtɪd/ /ˈmedɪteɪtɪd/
-ing form meditating	/ˈmedɪteɪtɪŋ/ /ˈmedɪteɪtɪŋ/

[intransitive] to focus your mind, usually in silence, especially for religious reasons or in order to make your mind calm冥想；沉思Topics Religion and festivalsc1
[intransitive] meditate (on/upon something) (formal) to think deeply about something冥想；沉思
- He went off the meditate on the new idea.他开始思考这个新想法。
[transitive] meditate something (formal) to plan something in your mind; to consider doing something暗自策划；考虑；谋划 synonym contemplate
- They were meditating revenge.他们在谋划进行报复。

词源mid 16th cent.: from Latin meditat- ‘contemplated’, from the verb meditari, from a base meaning ‘measure’; related to mete.