contemplating

英 [ˈkɒntəmpleɪtɪŋ]

美 [ˈkɑːntəmpleɪtɪŋ]

v.  考虑; 思量; 思忖; 考虑接受(发生某事的可能性); 深思熟虑; 沉思; 苦思冥想
contemplate的现在分词

现在分词：contemplating　

柯林斯词典

• VERB 考虑;思量;思忖
  If youcontemplatean action, you think about whether to do it or not.
  1. For a time he contemplated a career as an army medical doctor...
     有段时间，他考虑去当军医。
  2. She contemplates leaving for the sake of the kids.
     她考虑为了孩子而离开。
• VERB 深思熟虑;沉思;苦思冥想
  If youcontemplatean idea or subject, you think about it carefully for a long time.
  1. As he lay in his hospital bed that night, he cried as he contemplated his future...
     那天晚上，他躺在医院的病床上，想到未来，他哭了起来。
  2. That makes it difficult to contemplate the idea that the present policy may not be sustainable.
     那让人难以认真思考这个可能，即目前的政策也许并不能持续下去。
• VERB 凝视;注视
  If youcontemplatesomething or someone, you look at them for a long time.
  1. He contemplated his hands, still frowning.
     他盯着自己的双手，眉头紧锁。

双语例句

• They have occupied our Taiwan and the Taiwan Straits and are contemplating an atomic war.
  他们侵占中国的台湾和台湾海峡，还想发动原子战争。
• She is seriously contemplating divorce; she sees no other option.
  她认真地考虑离婚，看来没有其它选择。
• But in the meantime, I am contemplating my facebook privacy controls.
  但与此同时，我正在考虑对我的facebook设置隐私控制。
• She is contemplating a visit to london.
  她正打算去伦敦观光。
• I'm not contemplating retiring.
  我尚未考虑退休问题。
• Don't be contemplating the universe with anybody.
  不要再和任何人谈论宇宙。
• During the campaign she also called Mr Obama naive for contemplating talks with Iran.
  在竞选期间，她还说奥巴马计划与伊朗会谈过于天真。
• For the first time I hear of companies contemplating leaving the country altogether.
  我第一次听说有（外国）企业考虑完全撤离中国。
• There are basically four steps when learning a new language: listening, speaking, contemplating, and understanding.
  当开始学习一个新的语言的基本四个步骤：听，说，思考，理解。
• In contemplating "the exceeding beauty of the earth" these people have found calmness and courage.
  在沉思「大地超绝之美」时，这些人找到了宁静和勇气。