meditate 音标拼音: [m'ɛdət
, et]
vt . 想,考虑,计划
vi . 沉思,反省
想,考虑,计划沈思,反省
meditate v 1 :
reflect deeply on a subject ; "
I mulled over the events of the afternoon "; "
philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years "; "
The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate " [
synonym : {
chew over }, {
think over }, {
meditate }, {
ponder }, {
excogitate },
{
contemplate }, {
muse }, {
reflect }, {
mull }, {
mull over },
{
ruminate }, {
speculate }]
2 :
think intently and at length ,
as for spiritual purposes ; "
He is meditating in his study " [
synonym : {
study }, {
meditate },
{
contemplate }]
Meditate \
Med "
i *
tate \,
v .
t .
1 .
To contemplate ;
to keep the mind fixed upon ;
to study .
"
Blessed is the man that doth meditate good things ."
--
Ecclus .
xiv .
20 .
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2 .
To purpose ;
to intend ;
to design ;
to plan by revolving in the mind ;
as ,
to meditate a war .
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I meditate to pass the remainder of life in a state of undisturbed repose . --
Washington .
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Syn :
To consider ;
ponder ;
weigh ;
revolve ;
study .
Usage :
To {
Meditate }, {
Contemplate }, {
Intend }.
We meditate a design when we are looking out or waiting for the means of its accomplishment ;
we contemplate it when the means are at hand ,
and our decision is nearly or quite made .
To intend is stronger ,
implying that we have decided to act when an opportunity may offer .
A general meditates an attack upon the enemy ;
he contemplates or intends undertaking it at the earliest convenient season .
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Meditate \
Med "
i *
tate \,
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Meditated };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Meditating }.] [
L .
meditatus ,
p .
p .
of meditari to meditate ;
cf .
Gr . ?
to learn ,
E .
mind .]
To keep the mind in a state of contemplation ;
to dwell on anything in thought ;
to think seriously ;
to muse ;
to cogitate ;
to reflect . --
Jer .
Taylor .
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In his law doth he meditate day and night . --
Ps .
i .
2 .
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53 Moby Thesaurus words for "
meditate ":
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brood over ,
cerebrate ,
chaw ,
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chew the cud ,
cogitate ,
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contemplate ,
debate ,
deliberate ,
deliberate over ,
deliberate upon ,
design ,
devise ,
digest ,
envisage ,
envision ,
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introspect ,
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mull ,
mull over ,
muse ,
muse on ,
muse over ,
perpend ,
plan ,
play around with ,
play with ,
ponder ,
ponder over ,
reflect ,
reflect over ,
reflect upon ,
revolve ,
ruminate ,
ruminate over ,
run over ,
scheme ,
speculate ,
study ,
think ,
think over ,
think up ,
toy with ,
turn over ,
weigh
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