contemplating

英 [ˈkɒntəmpleɪtɪŋ]

美 [ˈkɑːntəmpleɪtɪŋ]

v.  考虑; 思量; 思忖; 考虑接受(发生某事的可能性); 深思熟虑; 沉思; 苦思冥想
contemplate的现在分词

现在分词：contemplating　

柯林斯词典

• VERB 考虑;思量;思忖
  If youcontemplatean action, you think about whether to do it or not.
  1. For a time he contemplated a career as an army medical doctor...
     有段时间，他考虑去当军医。
  2. She contemplates leaving for the sake of the kids.
     她考虑为了孩子而离开。
• VERB 深思熟虑;沉思;苦思冥想
  If youcontemplatean idea or subject, you think about it carefully for a long time.
  1. As he lay in his hospital bed that night, he cried as he contemplated his future...
     那天晚上，他躺在医院的病床上，想到未来，他哭了起来。
  2. That makes it difficult to contemplate the idea that the present policy may not be sustainable.
     那让人难以认真思考这个可能，即目前的政策也许并不能持续下去。
• VERB 凝视;注视
  If youcontemplatesomething or someone, you look at them for a long time.
  1. He contemplated his hands, still frowning.
     他盯着自己的双手，眉头紧锁。

双语例句

• They have occupied our Taiwan and the Taiwan Straits and are contemplating an atomic war.
  他们侵占中国的台湾和台湾海峡，还想发动原子战争。
• He went on to intimate that he was indeed contemplating a shake-up of the company
  他继续暗示他确实在考虑对公司进行一次大改组。
• I drove home contemplating my own more pedestrian lifestyle.
  我开车回家，一路上思考着自己更为乏味的生活方式。
• She is seriously contemplating divorce; she sees no other option.
  她认真地考虑离婚，看来没有其它选择。
• For the first time I hear of companies contemplating leaving the country altogether.
  我第一次听说有（外国）企业考虑完全撤离中国。
• I hope your mother isn't contemplating coming to stay with us!
  我希望你母亲没有打算来与我们暂住！
• And I'm not contemplating it in this life.
  我这辈子并不打算这么做。
• These sorts of role models provide terrific inspiration for those contemplating a new venture.
  这些榜样为那些正在考虑创业的人提供了极好的激励。
• He insists he is not yet contemplating his next move.
  他坚持表示，尚未考虑自己下一步何去何从。
• But in the meantime, I am contemplating my facebook privacy controls.
  但与此同时，我正在考虑对我的facebook设置隐私控制。