ruminate

C2 大学

v. 反刍, 沉思

发音

UK /ˈɹuːmɪnət/
其它 /ˈɹumɪneɪt/
US /ˈɹumənət/
其它 /ˈɹumɪneɪt/
AU /ˈɹumɪneɪt/

词形变化

ruminated ruminatedst ruminates 三单 ruminates ruminateth ruminating ruminating 现在分词 ruminated 过去式 ruminated 过去分词 ruminatest ruminatedst 过去式 ruminateth 三单 ruminated 复数

教材释义与例句

动词

反刍；沉思；反复思考

动词

沉思，反刍

释义与例句

v. C2
  1. 1.

    To chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen.

    反刍

    倒草

    翻草

    不及物

    A camel will ruminate just as a cow will.

  2. 2.

    To meditate or reflect.

    不及物

    I didn't answer right away because I needed to ruminate first.

  3. 3.

    To meditate or ponder over; to muse on.

    及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Having a hard albumen penetrated by irregular channels filled with softer matter, as the nutmeg and the seeds of the North American papaw.

    生物 植物学

    a ruminate endosperm

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

reflect muse speculate meditate contemplate ponder mull mull over think over chew over

上位词 4

think eat cerebrate cogitate

下位词 10

question wonder study consider puzzle bethink cogitate introspect premeditate theologise

词源

First attested in 1533; borrowed from Latin rūminātus, perfect active participle of rūminor (“to chew the cud, turn over in the mind”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from rūmen (“the throat, gullet”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix), itself of uncertain origin.

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