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meditation

noun
 
🔊/ˌmedɪˈteɪʃn/
🔊/ˌmedɪˈteɪʃn/
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  1.  
    [uncountable] the practice of focusing your mind in silence, especially for religious reasons or in order to make your mind calm冥想；沉思；深思
    • She found peace through yoga and meditation.她通过瑜伽和冥想找到了宁静。🔊🔊
    see also transcendental meditation
    Extra Examples
    • She uses music and guided meditation to relax and inspire.她用音乐和引导性冥想来帮助放松和吐纳气息。
    • Techniques of deep meditation help people under stress.冥想法有助于缓解压力。
    • I recently discovered the benefits of meditation.我最近发现了冥想的好处。
    • More and more people practise meditation on a regular basis.越来越多的人养成定期静思冥想的习惯。
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • deep
    • profound
    • quiet
    • …
    verb + meditation
    • do
    • practise/​practice
    preposition
    • in meditation
    • meditation on
    See full entry
  2. [uncountable] the activity of thinking deeply about something, especially so that you do not notice the people or things around you冥想；沉思；深思
    • in meditation He was deep in meditation and didn't see me come in.他正在沉思，没有看见我进来。🔊🔊
    • She stared out of the window in silent meditation.她默默地凝视着窗外。
  3.  
    [countable, usually plural] meditation (on something) (formal) serious thoughts on a particular subject that somebody writes down or speaks沉思录
    • his meditations on life and art他对生活和艺术的沉思录
    Extra Examples
    • The novel is an extended meditation on art, love and loss.这部小说是对艺术、爱情和失去的深入思考。
    • A rare copy of his ‘Meditations on Love’ has been discovered.他的“对爱情的冥想”的罕见副本已被发现。
    • She kept a journal of her meditations and dreams.她保留了自己的冥想和梦想日记。
    • The play contains some fascinating meditations on the nature of genius.该剧包含一些关于天才本质的迷人沉思。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • deep
    • profound
    • quiet
    • …
    verb + meditation
    • do
    • practise/​practice
    preposition
    • in meditation
    • meditation on
    See full entry
    4. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin meditatio(n-), from meditari, from a base meaning ‘measure’; related to mete.