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ponder

verb
🔊/ˈpɒndə(r)/
🔊/ˈpɑːndər/
[intransitive, transitive] (formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they ponder
🔊/ˈpɒndə(r)/
🔊/ˈpɑːndər/
he / she / it ponders
🔊/ˈpɒndəz/
🔊/ˈpɑːndərz/
past simple pondered
🔊/ˈpɒndəd/
🔊/ˈpɑːndərd/
past participle pondered
🔊/ˈpɒndəd/
🔊/ˈpɑːndərd/
-ing form pondering
🔊/ˈpɒndərɪŋ/
🔊/ˈpɑːndərɪŋ/
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  1. to think about something carefully for a period of time沉思；考虑；琢磨 synonym consider
    • ponder over something She pondered over his words.她反复琢磨他的话。🔊🔊
    • ponder on something They were left to ponder on the implications of the announcement.交由他们去琢磨这项宣告的含义。🔊🔊
    • ponder something The senator pondered the question for a moment.这位参议员考虑了一下这个问题。🔊🔊
    • We intend to ponder all the alternatives before acting.我们打算在采取行动之前考虑所有其他选择。
    • ponder whether, what, etc… They are pondering whether the money could be better used elsewhere.他们正在斟酌能否把钱花到其他更适当的地方。🔊🔊
    • + speech ‘I wonder why,’ she pondered aloud.“我想知道为什么。” 她边想边说。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • She pondered for a moment before replying.她回答前考虑了一会儿。
    • This was something I had been pondering about for some time.这是我之前一段时间以来一直考虑的事。
    • I walked up the stairs, pondering on her reaction to my news.我一边上楼一边考虑她对我带去的消息的反应。
    • I pondered hard over the reply to his letter.我绞尽脑汁考虑该如何给他回信。
    • Spencer stopped to ponder the thought.斯潘塞停下来考虑那个想法。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • carefully
    • deeply
    • hard
    • …
    verb + ponder
    • leave somebody to
    • be forced to
    • pause to
    • …
    preposition
    • about
    • on
    • over
    • …
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    Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘appraise, judge the worth of’): from Old French ponderer ‘consider’, from Latin ponderare ‘weigh, reflect on’, from pondus, ponder- ‘weight’.