reconsider
verb[IorT]
uk/ˌriː.kənˈsɪd.ər/us/ˌriː.kənˈsɪd.ɚ/C1
tothinkagain about adecisionoropinionanddecideif youwanttochangeit:
重新考虑;重新审议Hebeggedher to reconsider but she would not.他求她重新考虑,可她不愿意。
We have reconsideredyourproposalsand we havedecidedto goaheadwith thedeal.我们已经重新考虑了你的建议,决定继续这笔交易。
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.
Thinking and contemplating
- a brown studyidiom
- agonize
- agonize over/aboutsomething
- beard-stroking
- bethink
- consideration
- dip
- harbour
- in the cold light of dayidiom
- introspect
- introspection
- joined-up thinking
- lateral thinking
- reflection
- run throughsomeone'smind/headidiom
- scratch
- scratchyourheadidiom
- self-contemplation
- self-reflection
- soul-searching