ponder
- v.思考;考虑;沉思;琢磨
过去式： pondered 现在分词： pondering 过去分词： pondered 第三人称单数： ponders
pond- 称重 + -er 反复做
ponderverb
formal沉思；考虑；琢磨
to think about sth carefully for a period of time
She pondered over his words.
她反复琢磨他的话。
They were left to ponder on the implications of the announcement.
他们被留下来琢磨这项宣告的含义。
The senator pondered the question for a moment.
这位参议员考虑了一下这个问题。
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。
verb
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- reflect deeply on a subject
- I mulled over the events of the afternoon
- philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years
- The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate
- Synonym: chew over think over meditate excogitate contemplate muse reflect mull mull over ruminate speculate
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Ponder on the Problems Relative to Information Economy and Knowledge Economy
信息经济与知识经济有关问题的思考
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Ponder on Technology Management and Technology Innovation for Subway Engineering Construction
地铁工程施工技术管理与技术创新的思考
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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。
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He pondered , as if over some deep philosophical point .
他沉思着，仿佛在思索某个深奥的哲学问题。
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They were left to ponder on the implications of the announcement .
他们被留下来琢磨这项宣告的含义。
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The senator pondered the question for a moment .
这位参议员考虑了一下这个问题。
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She pondered over his words .
她反复琢磨他的话。
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I 'm continually pondering how to improve the team .
我不住地在想如何提高队伍水平。
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I found myself constantly pondering the question : ' How could anyone do these things ? '
我发现自己总在思考这个问题：“怎么会有人做出这样的事情呢？”
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The Prime Minister pondered on when to go to the polls
首相斟酌着何时前往投票地点。
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These are minor problems over which you needn 't ponder too long .
这些小问题你不必考虑过多。
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She lay awake all night pondering whether to leave or stay .
她一夜未曾入睡，反复思索着去还是留。
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He pondered on when to give her the ring .
他斟酌着何时给她戒指。
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There was a deep frown on his face when he was pondering a problem .
当他思考问题时，他双眉深锁。
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The boss pondered for a long time and decided to wait for the highest bid .
老板思考半天，决定待价而沽。
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She pondered the matter for a long time .
这件事她琢磨了很久。
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She cast her eyes over the paper , pondered and caught the meaning .
她把眼光盯在那文件上，思考着，领会其中的含义。
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An actor must rehearse his lines thoroughly and really ponder them to get inside the character .
演员对每句台词都要反复吟咏、咀嚼，才能进入角色。
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He is pondering over something .
他在想心思。
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The movie is worth pondering on .
这部电影值得咂摸。
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The director is still pondering over the wisdom of accepting the contract , and will give his decision tomorrow .
经理还在反复考虑接受这份合同是否明智，明天他要作出决定。
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If so , you 've probably pondered the question a psychologist , James Cutting , asked himself ： How does a work of art come to be considered great ?
如果是这样的话,你可能已经思考过心理学家詹姆斯克廷曾问自己的问题：一件艺术品怎样才会被认为是伟大的?
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CubeSat researchers suggest that now 's the time to ponder unexpected and unintended possible consequences of more people than ever having access to their own small slice of space .
立方体卫星的研究人员表示，随着越来越多的人有机会进入他们自己的一小块太空领域，现在是时候来考虑随之而来的意想不到的可能后果了。
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The young captain is pondering over a thorny problem .
年轻的上尉正在思考一个棘手的问题。
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After pondering for some time , the girl silently exposed both her arms .
姑娘左思右想，才默默地袒露出左右双臂。
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She pondered his marriage proposal for weeks .
几个星期以来她认真地考虑着他的求婚。
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Observing this , the wolf began to ponder , " This lion seems so meek1 , he must be very weak ! "
狼看到这件事，心中想道：“狮子好像很温顺，它一定很软弱！”
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Pondering on the Research and Development of Hospital Performance Assessment System
对医院绩效评价的系统开发与研究的思考
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Pondering on the Construction of University Library Digital Resources Network Storage System
高校图书馆数字资源网络存储系统建设的思考
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Current Status and Ponder over the Management in Construction Safety
我国建筑安全管理的现状及其思考
普通用词，不如 believe 正式，指细想或思考，也指按自己的思考提出看法、作出判断或得出结论，多用于个人喜好或生活中的实际情况。
I think that he is being unfair.
我认为他这么做不公平。
My head is in a whirl; I must sit down and think.
我的脑袋一片混乱，我得坐下好好想一想。
I don't think he is right.
我认为他是不对的。
Do you think it dangerous to go swimming alone?
你认为单独去游泳危险吗？
通常指依据一定的证据，经思考后认为属实，强调不完全肯定，多为主观上的猜测，不用进行时。
It is believed that the castle was built in the 16th century.
据信这座城堡建于16世纪。
The police believe that the suspect is still in the small town.
警方认为嫌疑人仍藏在这个小镇中。
She is believed to be the youngest winner in the country.
她被认为是该国最年轻的冠军。
In fact, I don't believe a word of it.
事实上，我一句话也不相信。
指在作出选择、决定等之前细想，也指经过仔细考虑、观察后而得出比较客观的看法。
She is considering whether to accept the tourists' advice.
她正在考虑是否接受游客们的建议。
He is considering your employment.
他在考虑雇用你的问题。
The local health department did not consider that restaurant as meeting requirements.
当地卫生部门认为那家餐厅未达到要求。
A further increase in salary is now considered unlikely.
进一步上调工资现在被认为不大可能。
尤指根据感觉而不是事实来作出判断。
He felt it his duty to help the neighbours.
他认为帮助邻居是他的义务。
I felt that she was still very weak.
我觉得她依然很虚弱。
Some parents felt that the school was not doing enough about bullying.
一些家长认为，学校在解决恃强凌弱的问题上做得还不够。
指对问题、难题、发生的事情等进行思考，强调全面、认真、细致，常后接介词 on/over/about。
She lay awake all night pondering whether to leave or stay.
她一夜未曾入睡，反复思索着去还是留。
He pondered on when to give her the ring.
他斟酌着何时给她戒指。
These are minor problems over which you needn't ponder too long.
这些小问题你不必考虑过多。
There was a deep frown on his face when he was pondering a problem.
当他思考问题时，他双眉深锁。
强调对某事的主观判断，多指看法，不用进行时。
He regarded me as his friend.
他把我当成朋友。
Her novel is highly regarded by literary critics.
她的小说得到文学评论家们的高度评价。