ponder

verb

1. 沉思；考虑；琢磨
   to think about sth carefully for a period of time
   1. She pondered over his words.
      她反复琢磨他的话。
   2. They were left to ponder on the implications of the announcement.
      他们被留下来琢磨这项宣告的含义。
   3. The senator pondered the question for a moment.
      这位参议员考虑了一下这个问题。
   4. They are pondering whether the money could be better used elsewhere.
      他们正在斟酌能否把钱花到其他更适当的地方。

1. VERB 思索；考虑
   If you ponder something, you think about it carefully.
   1. I found myself constantly pondering the question: 'How could anyone do these things?'...
      我发现自己总在思考这个问题：“怎么会有人做出这样的事情呢？”
   2. The Prime Minister pondered on when to go to the polls...
      首相斟酌着何时前往投票地点。
   3. I'm continually pondering how to improve the team.
      我不住地在想如何提高队伍水平。

1. I found myself constantly pondering the question: 'How could anyone do these things?'
   我发现自己总在思考这个问题：“怎么会有人做出这样的事情呢？”
2. The Prime Minister pondered on when to go to the polls
   首相斟酌着何时前往投票地点。
3. I'm continually pondering how to improve the team.
   我不住地在想如何提高队伍水平。
4. An actor must rehearse his lines thoroughly and really ponder them to get inside the character.
   演员对每句台词都要反复吟咏、咀嚼，才能进入角色。
5. Point to ponder: God is real, no matter how I feel.
   思想要点：无论我的感觉如何，神都是真实的。
6. I think of Orwell's classic, 1984, when I ponder these issues.
   当我思考这些问题时我想起了奥韦斯1984年的名著。
7. Hopefully, this will cause you to ponder the assignment and consider deeply your viewpoints.
   我希望这将引起您的深思，并且更加深入的考虑您的观点。
8. So I think I should take time everyday to think about and ponder about blessing in my life.
   所以我每天应该花费点时间好好思考一下我的人生受到多少庇佑。
9. Ponder how Google and Facebook, are interacting with you.
   仔细考虑下谷歌和Facebook是如何与你互动的。
10. I wanted to ponder the next move quietly.
    我想平静地考虑下一步该怎么办。
11. I trust that I have brought clarity and ask that you ponder these words and see whether enlightenment dawns.
    我相信，我已经带来了清晰，并要求你们深思这些话，看看觉醒是否来临。
12. I'll have to ponder the matter further.
    我要再进一步考虑这件事。
13. We should ponder the question: what have we really done for the people?
    我们要想一想，我们给人民究竟做了多少事情呢？
14. Therefore, all sorts of question's existence needs us earnestly to ponder the summary will guardianship.
    因此，种种问题的存在需要我们认真去思考总结遗嘱监护。
15. Expectations from the start back from the first meeting to ponder what is the next time.
    从一开始就期望回去，从第一次见面就想下一次是什么时候。
16. What caused this stagnancy is an issue for us to ponder over.
    是什么因素造成这种停滞不前的现象，这个问题值得我们深思。
17. Let me calm down and ponder over it carefully.
    请让我静下心来仔细地思考一下吧。
18. He often inspires us to ponder over questions this way.
    他常用这种方式启发我们思考问题。
19. Appreciate creation which and expression any has a distinct flavor, but also has own ponder and the judgment.
    欣赏任何别有风味的创作与表达，但亦有自己的思考和判断。
20. This article selective analysis to enterprise inspection work understanding and ponder.
    本文重点分析对企业纪检工作的认识和思考。
21. Well, I will leave you to ponder.
    好了，我要一个人好好想想了。
22. On many nights when I meditated, I would ponder on questions about my life.
    有许多夜晚，当我冥想时，我会深思一些关于我的人生的问题。
23. It is the jumping-off point of this study to ponder these questions.
    对这些问题思考是本文研究的起点。
24. Let's ponder this attraction thing a bit more.
    我们再对有吸引力的东西多思考一下。
25. We can ponder over the ways and means before the construction work starts.
    我们可以在建筑工程开工之前考虑各种筹款集资措施。
26. We can ponder our reality.
    我们能沉思我们的现实。
27. You should pause and ponder now.
    你现在应该停下来仔细考虑一下。
28. We would plead with you to ponder that statement diligently.
    我们恳求你认真和深入地思考这个声明。
29. To Vocational-technical School Library Construction and Development Ponder
    对职业技术学校图书馆建设和发展的思考
30. The second part is studies the level to this kind of situation the ponder.
    第二个部分是对这种情况的更学层次的思考。

  think believe consider feel ponder regard【导航词义：认为，考虑】

  think v. 认为，考虑

〔辨析〕普通用词，不如 believe 正式，指细想或思考，也指按自己的思考提出看法、作出判断或得出结论，多用于个人喜好或生活中的实际情况。

  believe v. 认为，相信

〔辨析〕通常指依据一定的证据，经思考后认为属实，强调不完全肯定，多为主观上的猜测，不用进行时。

  consider v. 考虑，认为

〔辨析〕指在作出选择、决定等之前细想，也指经过仔细考虑、观察后而得出比较客观的看法。

  feel v. 认为，以为

〔辨析〕尤指根据感觉而不是事实来作出判断。

  ponder v. 〈正式〉仔细考虑，深思

〔辨析〕指对问题、难题、发生的事情等进行思考，强调全面、认真、细致，常后接介词 on/over/about。

  regard v. 认为，看作

〔辨析〕强调对某事的主观判断，多指看法，不用进行时。

verb

1. reflect deeply on a subject
   1. I mulled over the events of the afternoon
   2. philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years
   3. The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate

   Synonym:    chew overthink overmeditateexcogitatecontemplatemusereflectmullmull overruminatespeculate