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ruminate

音標['ru:mineit] 讀音

漢語翻譯


vt. 反芻, 沉思
vi. 反芻, 沉思

詞型變化:

名詞:ruminator 形容詞:ruminative 動詞過去式:ruminated 過去分詞:ruminated 現在分詞:ruminating 第三人稱單數:ruminates 副詞:rumina-tively 

英文解釋:

動詞 ruminate:

  1. chew the cuds
  2. reflect deeply on a subject
    同義詞:chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, speculate

例句:

  1. As people grow older, they begin to ruminate on the uncertainty of life.
    隨著年齡的增長,人們開始生活的變化無常冥思苦想
  2. The cow began to ruminate after eating up grass.
    牛吃完草後開始反芻。
  3. He is ruminating on recent events.
    他正在思考最近發生的事。

詳細解釋:


ru.mi.nate

v.(動詞)
ru.mi.nat.ed,ru.mi.nat.ing,ru.mi.nates
v.intr.(不及物動詞)
To turn a matter over and over in the mind.See Synonyms at ponder
沉思默想,反覆思考參見 ponder
To chew cud.
在心裡反覆琢磨一件事
v.tr.(及物動詞)
To reflect on over and over again.
反芻,倒嚼:沉思,反覆思考

來源:
Latin min3re rômin3t-
拉丁語 min3re rômin3t-
from men rômin- [throat]
源自 men rômin- [喉嚨,嗓子]

【引伸】
ru.mina.tive
adj.(形容詞)
ru.mina.tively
adv.(副詞)
ru.mina.tor
n.(名詞)

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