She likes to sit down by the river and contemplate the meaning of life.
她喜欢坐在河边沉思生命的意义。
He sat quietly, contemplating his next move in the chess game.
他静静地坐着，思考下一步棋怎么走。
She is contemplating a career in medicine.
她正在考虑从医。
The monks spend hours contemplating nature.
僧侣们花数小时静观自然。
Which of the following is a synonym for “contemplate”?
B — consider. “contemplate” means v. to think about something deeply for a long time
She sat quietly by the still lake to ______ her difficult future.
C — contemplate. “contemplate” means v. to think about something deeply for a long time
contemplate — v. to think about something deeply for a long time. In Chinese: v. 深思，仔细考虑.
contemplate is pronounced /ˈkɒntəmpleɪt/. It breaks into 3 syllables: con · tem · plate.
“contemplate” means to think about something deeply for a long time. Examples: (1) She likes to sit down by the river and contemplate the meaning of life. (2) He sat quietly, contemplating his next move in the chess game. (3) She is contemplating a career in medicine. (4) The monks spend hours contemplating nature.
consider, ponder, reflect, deliberate — all close in meaning to contemplate (v. to think about something deeply for a long time).
Yes. contemplate appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 800+ words for the ISEE and SSAT.
con(together) + template(template) → to think together on a template → to contemplate, ponder.