beard-stroking
noun[U]
(alsobeard stroking)uk/ˈbɪədˌstrəʊ.kɪŋ/us/ˈbɪrd ˌstroʊ.kɪŋ/veryseriousthoughtortalkaboutcomplicatedideas,especiallyin a way that isannoyingor nothelpful:
（故作）深思；侈谈I goseeafilmto beentertained, notenlightened; Ileavethe beard-stroking toothers.我去看电影是为了娱乐，不是为了开悟；让别人去欣赏故作高深的内容好了。
There was a lot ofbeardstrokingwith very littleresult.空有千思万虑与高谈大论，然则实效甚微。
Synonym
chin-stroking
- He is anacademic, with anairof pipe-sucking and beard-stroking.
- The mensataround andengagedinsmokingand beard-stroking.
Thinking and contemplating
- a brown studyidiom
- agonize
- agonize over/aboutsomething
- bethink
- chew
- 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
beard-stroking
adjective
(alsobeard stroking)uk/ˈbɪədˌstrəʊ.kɪŋ/us/ˈbɪrd ˌstroʊ.kɪŋ/thinkingverycarefullyandseriouslyabout something,especiallyin a way that isannoyingor nothelpfulbecause you aretryingtoimpresspeoplewithyourknowledge:
It was just abunchof beard-stroking mentalkingaboutphilosophy.
Synonym
chin-stroking
- Forget what the beard-strokingrockjournalistssay.
- You too couldbecomeanarchaeologicalboffinlike those beard-strokingchapson Open Universityprogrammes.
- We needaction. Beard-strokingphilosophicaldiscussionsare no use.
Deep in thought
- binary star
- brooding
- chin-stroking
- considerate
- contemplative
- deep
- deep in thoughtidiom
- introspective
- introspectively
- meditative
- pensive
- reflective
- reflectively
- ruminative
- sunk
- sunk in thoughtidiom
- thoughtful
- thoughtfulness