ruminate

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Animalsruminateru‧mi‧nate /ˈruːməneɪt/ verb [intransitive] 1 formalTHINK ABOUT to think carefully and deeply about somethingruminate on/over He sat alone, ruminating on the injustice of the world.2 technicalHBA if animals such as cows ruminate, they bring food back into their mouths from their stomachs and chew it again —rumination /ˌruːməˈneɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusruminate• She could surely be real sweet when she tried, he ruminated.• What sort of life was that, Sandra ruminated.• I was ruminating on his chances when my phone rang in the hallway.• Mitchell ruminated on the hideous milky flesh, thinking, I am going to eat that octopus.• There never was a time when I had not ruminated on these questions.• Glover ruminated silently in a different direction.• As we ruminated, suddenly into our midst burst a young girl visibly in distress.ruminate on/over• I was ruminating on his chances when my phone rang in the hallway.• Mitchell ruminated on the hideous milky flesh, thinking, I am going to eat that octopus.• He ruminated on the idea and nervously plucked a cigarette from the green onyx box beside the telephone.• There never was a time when I had not ruminated on these questions.• Sitting furtively with my contraband, I ruminated on whether addiction itself is considered the moral problem.Origin ruminate (1500-1600) Latin past participle of ruminare, from rumen “throat”

单词	ruminate
释义	ruminate From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Animalsruminateru‧mi‧nate /ˈruːməneɪt/ verb [intransitive] 1 formalTHINK ABOUT to think carefully and deeply about somethingruminate on/over He sat alone, ruminating on the injustice of the world.2 technicalHBA if animals such as cows ruminate, they bring food back into their mouths from their stomachs and chew it again —rumination /ˌruːməˈneɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusruminate• She could surely be real sweet when she tried, he ruminated.• What sort of life was that, Sandra ruminated.• I was ruminating on his chances when my phone rang in the hallway.• Mitchell ruminated on the hideous milky flesh, thinking, I am going to eat that octopus.• There never was a time when I had not ruminated on these questions.• Glover ruminated silently in a different direction.• As we ruminated, suddenly into our midst burst a young girl visibly in distress.ruminate on/over• I was ruminating on his chances when my phone rang in the hallway.• Mitchell ruminated on the hideous milky flesh, thinking, I am going to eat that octopus.• He ruminated on the idea and nervously plucked a cigarette from the green onyx box beside the telephone.• There never was a time when I had not ruminated on these questions.• Sitting furtively with my contraband, I ruminated on whether addiction itself is considered the moral problem.Origin ruminate (1500-1600) Latin past participle of ruminare, from rumen “throat”
随便看	hold something open/up etc hold something out/up etc hold something over hold something ↔ together hold something/somebody dear hold steady hold steady hold sway hold that hold that thought hold the aces hold the advantage hold the fort hold the lead hold the lead/advantage hold the line hold the office etc hold the office etc of hold the position etc hold the position etc of injungere injure injure feelings etc injure pride etc injure somebody’s pride/feelings etc