ponder
ponder 英 [ˈpɒndə(r)] 美 [ˈpɑndə(r)]
v. 仔细考虑；衡量，权衡
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- "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary" is the first line of Edgar Allen Poe's poem The Raven. Many a deep thinker has repeated it while musing. But if you've given up deep thinking, you may say instead, "Nevermore."
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- v. 仔细考虑；衡量，权衡
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1. She pondered over his words.
她反复琢磨他的话。
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2. 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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3. 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。
- ponder (v.) early 14c., "to estimate the worth of, to appraise," from Old French ponderer "to weigh, poise" (14c., Modern French pondérer) and directly from Latin ponderare "ponder, consider, reflect," literally "to weigh," from pondus (genitive ponderis) "weight," from stem of pendere "to hang, cause to hang; weigh" (from PIE root *(s)pen- "to draw, stretch, spin"). Meaning "to weigh a matter mentally" is attested from late 14c. Related: Pondered; pondering; ponderation.
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