cogitation
noun[CorU]
formaluk/ˌkɒdʒ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌkɑː.dʒəˈteɪ.ʃən/theactofthinkingverycarefullyabout asubject, or thethoughtsthemselves:
沉思After some cogitation, shedecidedto say nothing.细想之下,她还是决定什么都不说。
He wasfullyoccupiedwith his own cogitations for theremainderof theride.在接下来的旅程中,他完全沉浸在自己的思考中。
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- Heseemeddeepin cogitation.
- Tired from so muchseriouscogitation, shefallsasleep.
- She isjoltedfrom her cogitations when thetrainpullsinto astation.
Thinking and contemplating
- a brown studyidiom
- agonize
- agonize over/aboutsomething
- beard-stroking
- bethink
- consideration
- dip
- harbour
- introspect
- introspection
- joined-up thinking
- lateral thinking
- let me see/let's seeidiom
- reflection
- run throughsomeone'smind/headidiom
- scratch
- scratchyourheadidiom
- self-contemplation
- self-reflection
- soul-searching