单词 | ponder |
释义 | ponder (pɒndəʳ ) Word forms: ponders , pondering , pondered verb If you ponder something, you think about it carefully. I found myself constantly pondering the question: 'How could anyone do these things?' [VERB noun] The Prime Minister pondered on when to go to the polls. [V + on/over] I'm continually pondering how to improve the team. [VERB wh] Synonyms: think about, consider, study, reflect on Collocations: ponder a possibility Our conversation halted as each of us pondered the possibility that the other had produced the oending smell. Times, Sunday Times By now, he was seriously worried, and, pondering the possibility of an accident, he began phoning ambulance depots and hospitals. The Sun Afterward, they ponder the possibilities on how to properly flush out those whose names are in the bible. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They ponder the question, as if it's an alien and faintly preposterous idea. Times, Sunday Times But frustrated sports fans were bound to ponder that question yesterday. Times, Sunday Times And now we ponder the question of lawyers and ethics (apparently, they are supposed to have some). Times, Sunday Times The experience of last week, however, may have pushed some in the country's elite to ponder the question more seriously. Times, Sunday Times The novels ponder the question to their last pages. Times, Sunday Times The main thrust of the exhibition, though, will not be to examine the past but to ponder the future. Times, Sunday Times Having delayed his celebrations through exhaustion, he took time out to ponder his future with a licence that he took out only 15 months ago. Times, Sunday Times But injury, poor form and a managerial change have left him pondering his future. Times, Sunday Times The final episode of the series sees them ponder their futures. The Sun And now, they're pondering their future. Chicago Sun-Times Translations: Chinese: 仔细思考 Japanese: じっくり考える |
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