英语词汇“ruminate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ru•mi•nate v., -nat•ed, -nat•ing.
v.

Zoologyto chew food brought back from the stomach into the mouth, as a ruminant animal does: [no object]ruminating in the pasture.[~ + object]to ruminate their food.
to think deeply (about); ponder: [no object]ruminating in his study.[~ + object]ruminating the problem.

ru•mi•na•tion n. [uncountable* countable]

ru•mi•nate v., -nat•ed, -nat•ing.
v.i.

Zoologyto chew the cud, as a ruminant.
to meditate or muse;
ponder.

v.t.

to chew again or over and over.
to meditate on;
ponder.

Latin rūminātus (past participle of rūminārī, rūmināre to ruminate), equivalent. to rūmin- (stem of rūmen rumen) + -ātus -ate¹
1525–35

ru′mi•nat′ing•ly, adv.
ru′mi•na′tion, n.
ru′mi•na′tive, adj.
ru′mi•na′tive•ly, adv.
ru′mi•na′tor, n.

2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged think, reflect.

ruminate /ˈruːmɪˌneɪt/ vb

(of ruminants) to chew (the cud)
when intr, often followed by upon, on, etc: to meditate or ponder (upon)

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin rūmināre to chew the cud, from rumen

ˌrumiˈnation n ˈruminative adj ˈruminatively adv ˈrumiˌnator n

单词	ruminate
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 ru•mi•nate /ˈruməˌneɪt/USA pronunciation v., -nat•ed, -nat•ing. v. Zoologyto chew food brought back from the stomach into the mouth, as a ruminant animal does: [no object]ruminating in the pasture.[~ + object]to ruminate their food. to think deeply (about); ponder: [no object]ruminating in his study.[~ + object]ruminating the problem. ru•mi•na•tion /ˌruməˈmeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable* countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 ru•mi•nate (ro̅o̅′mə nāt′),USA pronunciation v., -nat•ed, -nat•ing. v.i. Zoologyto chew the cud, as a ruminant. to meditate or muse; ponder. v.t. to chew again or over and over. to meditate on; ponder. Latin rūminātus (past participle of rūminārī, rūmināre to ruminate), equivalent. to rūmin- (stem of rūmen rumen) + -ātus -ate¹ 1525–35 ru′mi•nat′ing•ly, adv. ru′mi•na′tion, n. ru′mi•na′tive, adj. ru′mi•na′tive•ly, adv. ru′mi•na′tor, n. 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged think, reflect. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ruminate /ˈruːmɪˌneɪt/ vb (of ruminants) to chew (the cud) when intr, often followed by upon, on, etc: to meditate or ponder (upon) Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin rūmināre to chew the cud, from rumen ˌrumiˈnation n ˈruminative adj ˈruminatively adv ˈrumiˌnator n
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