ruminate
verb /ˈruːmɪneɪt/
/ˈruːmɪneɪt/
[intransitive, transitive] (formal)动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they ruminate | /ˈruːmɪneɪt/ /ˈruːmɪneɪt/ |
he / she / it ruminates | /ˈruːmɪneɪts/ /ˈruːmɪneɪts/ |
past simple ruminated | /ˈruːmɪneɪtɪd/ /ˈruːmɪneɪtɪd/ |
past participle ruminated | /ˈruːmɪneɪtɪd/ /ˈruːmɪneɪtɪd/ |
-ing form ruminating | /ˈruːmɪneɪtɪŋ/ /ˈruːmɪneɪtɪŋ/ |
- ruminate (on/over/about something) | + speech to think deeply about something
synonym ponder沉思;认真思考 词源mid 16th cent.: from Latin ruminat- ‘chewed over’, from the verb ruminari.