ponder
verb [intransitive, transitive] (formal)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。
Extra ExamplesShe 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- deeply
- hard
- …
- leave somebody to
- be forced to
- pause to
- …
- about
- on
- over
- …
Word OriginMiddle 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