consider
verb
uk/kənˈsɪd.ər/us/kənˈsɪd.ɚ/considerverb(POSSIBILITY)
B1[IorT]
tospendtimethinkingabout apossibilityor making adecision:
认真考虑，斟酌，细想Don't make anydecisionsbefore you've considered thesituation.在仔细考虑过这个问题之前别作任何决定。
[+ question word]Have you consideredwhat you'll do if you don't get thejob?你有没有考虑过，要是得不到这份工作你该怎么办？
[+ -ing verb]We're consideringsellingthehouse.我们在考虑卖掉房子。
She's being consideredforthejob.目前正在考虑是否由她来做这项工作。
I'd like sometimeto consider before I make adecision.我想花点时间斟酌斟酌再作决定。
to think carefully about something
- considerDon't make any decisions before you've considered the matter.
- contemplateHe lay in a hospital bed contemplating his future.
- ponderShe sat back for a minute to ponder her next move in the game.
- mull overI need a few days to mull things over before I decide.
- reflectI spent a lot of time reflecting on what he'd said.
- agonizeShe agonized for days before agreeing to take the job.
- Would you considerfosteringachild?
- Thecouncilis consideringbanningvehiclesfrom thetowncentretorelievecongestion.
- "Have youdecidedwhat to do?" "No, I'm still considering thevariouspossibilities."
- I consideredapplyingtouniversity, but Ieventuallydecidedto go to thelocalpoly.
- Have youeverconsidered acareerin thepoliceforce?
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
considerverb(SUBJECT/FACT)
C1[T]
to giveattentionto aparticularsubjectorfactwhenjudgingsomethingelse:
考虑到；注意到You've got to consider thetimeelementwhenplanningthewholeproject.你在规划整个工程时必须考虑到时间因素。
[+ question word]If you considerhowlonghe's beenlearningthepiano, he's not very good.要是你考虑到他学钢琴有多久了，你就知道他弹得并不好。
- Let us consider theeventsof the last fivemonths.
- We need to consider this veryseriousissueinitstotality.
- We were going topaintthehouseourselves, but when we considered thecostintimeandeffort, wedecidedto get apainterto do it for us.
- He gave aslightshudderas he considered how near he had come todeath.
- Hesawthetheatreas a way offorcingpeopleto considersocialandpoliticalissues.
Analysing and evaluating
- adjudication
- analysable
- analyse
- analyser
- enquiry
- gauge
- go through
- have the measure ofsomeone/somethingidiom
- inspect
- inspection
- interpretable
- probe
- reinterpretation
- reinvestigate
- reinvestigation
- research
- risk assessment
- scratch
- the acid test
- vet
considerverb(CARE ABOUT)
C2[T]
tocareabout orrespectotherpeopleortheirfeelingsandwishes:
关心，体贴，顾及，考虑到Did you consideryourmotherand how she's going tofeelabout youleaving?你考虑过你母亲吗？对你离开她会怎么想？
She never considers anyone but herself - she'stotallyselfish!她从来只考虑自已不顾别人——太自私了！
Paying attention and being careful
- attention span
- attentiveness
- be good, and if you can't be good, be carefulidiom
- be on (your) guardidiom
- cared-for
- guard
- handle/treatsomeonewith kid glovesidiom
- hang
- hang on/uponsomething
- have a careidiom
- have/keepyourear to the groundidiom
- religion
- revolve aroundsomeone/something
- safety
- safety firstidiom
- see pastsomething
- singleness
- sit
- zero
- Zoom
considerverb(OPINION)
B2[Toften+ obj + (to be)+ noun/adj]
tobelievesomeone or something to be, orthinkof him, her, or it as something:
认为；把…当作He iscurrentlyconsidered (to be) thebestBritishathlete.他目前被认为是英国最出色的运动员。
We don't consider her to berightfor thejob.我们认为她不适合干这项工作。
[passive+ obj + to infinitive]It is consideredbadmannersin someculturestospeakwithyourmouthfulloffood.在某些文化习俗中，说话时嘴里塞满食物被认为是不礼貌的。
I consider myselfluckythatI onlyhurtmyarmin theaccident.我觉得自己还算幸运，在事故中只伤了手臂。
Do you consider him afriendof yours?你把他当作朋友吗？
[+ (that)]She considers (that) she has done enough tohelpalready.她认为自己已经够帮忙的了。
be highly/well considered
to be very muchadmired:
受人尊敬；为人重视；受到高度评价I don't like herbooks, but Iknowshe's veryhighlyconsidered.我从不爱看她的书，可是我知道她备受推崇。
Guessing, supposing and suspecting
- approximate
- as muchidiom
- conjecture
- deem
- delusional
- draw
- fall
- guess
- hypothesize
- jump
- jump to conclusionsidiom
- mark
- marksomeonedown assomething
- misjudge
- misjudgment
- presume
- presuppose
- speculate
- surmise
- think ofsomething
Grammar
Considerorregard?
Consider and regard can both mean ‘believe’ or ‘realise’ or ‘understand’. When they mean ‘believe’ or ‘realise’ or ‘understand’, we don’t often use the continuous forms.…Idiom
consider it done