中英互译
meditate
英 /ˈmedɪteɪt/美 /ˈmedɪteɪt/
基本释义
- v.(宗教中)默想,冥想;思考,沉思(meditate on/upon);暗自策划,谋划
第三人称单数meditates
现在分词meditating
过去式meditated
过去分词meditated
考研TOEFLGRESAT
词语例句
(宗教中)默想,冥想vi.
I was meditating, and reached a higher state of consciousness.
我正在冥想,并进入了一种更高的意识境界。
思考,沉思(meditate on/upon)vi.
On the day her son began school, she meditated on the uncertainties of his future.
在她儿子入学那天,她深思了有关他未来的种种不确定因素。
暗自策划,谋划vt.
They were meditating revenge.
他们在谋划进行报复。
- My brother would meditate on a window seat.我哥哥会坐在靠窗的座位上冥想。
- Learn how to meditate.学习如何冥想。
- Oprah: Do you meditate every single day?欧普拉:您每一天都要进行冥想吗?
相关短语
- ponder-meditate沉思
- meditate on沉思;考虑;反复思考
- meditate pore over沉思
- meditate e沉思;考虑;策划;反省
- meditate ponder幽思
词语扩展
vi.
词义分布
冥想
79%
沉思
19.6%
考虑
1.4%
英英释义
- v.reflect deeply on a subject
- v.think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
词源
- meditate沉思,冥想来自拉丁语meditari,沉思,思考,考虑,来自PIE*med,测量,考虑,词源同measure,medical.引申词义沉思,冥想。也有可能来自拉丁语medius,中间的,词源同middle.即思考天人之间的联系。比较mediator.