ponder
verb /ˈpɒndə(r)/
/ˈpɑːndər/
[intransitive, transitive] (formal)动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they ponder | /ˈpɒndə(r)/ /ˈpɑːndər/ |
| he / she / it ponders | /ˈpɒndəz/ /ˈpɑːndərz/ |
| past simple pondered | /ˈpɒndəd/ /ˈpɑːndərd/ |
| past participle pondered | /ˈpɒndəd/ /ˈpɑːndərd/ |
| -ing form pondering | /ˈpɒndərɪŋ/ /ˈpɑːndərɪŋ/ |
- to think about something carefully for a period of time
沉思；考虑；琢磨 - ponder over something She pondered over his words.
她反复琢磨他的话。 - ponder on something They were left to ponder on the implications of the announcement.
交由他们去琢磨这项宣告的含义。 - ponder something The senator pondered the question for a moment.
这位参议员考虑了一下这个问题。 - We intend to ponder all the alternatives before acting.
我们打算在行动之前考虑所有的选择。 - ponder whether, what, etc… They are pondering whether the money could be better used elsewhere.
他们正在斟酌能否把钱花到其他更适当的地方。 - + speech ‘I wonder why,’ she pondered aloud.
“我想知道为什么。” 她边想边说。
- She pondered for a moment before replying.
她回答前考虑了一会儿。 - This was something I had been pondering about for some time.
这是我之前一段时间以来一直考虑的事。 - I walked up the stairs, pondering on her reaction to my news.
我一边上楼一边考虑她对我带去的消息的反应。 - I pondered hard over the reply to his letter.
我绞尽脑汁考虑该如何给他回信。 - Spencer stopped to ponder the thought.
斯潘塞停下来考虑那个想法。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- deeply
- hard
- …
- leave somebody to
- be forced to
- pause to
- …
- about
- on
- over
- …
词源Middle English (in the sense ‘appraise, judge the worth of’): from Old French ponderer ‘consider’, from Latin ponderare ‘weigh, reflect on’, from pondus, ponder- ‘weight’. - ponder over something She pondered over his words.