contemplating
present participle ofcontemplate
| 单词 | contemplating |
| 释义 | contemplating present participle ofcontemplate contemplate verb[IorT] uk/ˈkɒn.təm.pleɪt/us/ˈkɑːn.t̬əm.pleɪt/C2 tospendtimeconsideringapossiblefutureaction, or toconsideroneparticularthing for alongtimein aseriousandquietway: [+ -ing verb]I'm contemplating goingabroadfor ayear. They were contemplating amoveto California. It'stooawful/horrific/dangeroustocontemplate. Synonyms museformal ponderformal to think carefully about something
Thinking and contemplating
Examplesofcontemplatingcontemplating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Not even those studentscontemplatinga career in music felt that daily practice was necessary to maintain standards. From theCambridge English Corpus Clearly these are dramatically different pictures for the readercontemplatinglong horizon investment decisions. From theCambridge English Corpus The length seemed to reflect both the men's verbal ability and emotional overload whencontemplatingthe future. From theCambridge English Corpus Visiting andcontemplatingthe historical markers requires climbing to their location on the hill, keeping bodily and cognitive memory closely linked. From theCambridge English Corpus As an example, consider a setting in which the government iscontemplatingintroducing a publicly provided asset into a market economy. From theCambridge English Corpus This analysis was conducted to both help those agencies with established systems and to provide guidance to agenciescontemplatingsetting up new systems. From theCambridge English Corpus However, this book will be an invaluable companion to anyone involved in, orcontemplatingundertaking, clinical trials research. From theCambridge English Corpus The tool may be used, for instance, where a hospital iscontemplatingthe introduction of new health technology. From theCambridge English Corpus Contemplatingtotal artificial heart inactivation in cases of futility. From theCambridge English Corpus In theory, the personcontemplatingdeath is powerless to affect the relative entitlement of his heirs. From theCambridge English Corpus Another 10 were housed but dissatisfied with their housing andcontemplatingabandonment. From theCambridge English Corpus The reason is that seeing is notcontemplatingan internal representation, but doing something of a visual nature with the information available to the brain. From theCambridge English Corpus Such audiences are not sitting and concentrating,contemplatingthe performance of a piece from a well-known repertoire or the concept of an avant-garde innovation. From theCambridge English Corpus Another wascontemplatingleaving her employment for this reason. From theCambridge English Corpus These were important considerations whencontemplatingthe generation of musical/sound outcomes. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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