学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3370 contemplate

 今天我们要学的词是 contemplate¹.

 

contemplate 的意思是考虑，深思。 President Trump² said that he was contemplating³ several ways to add a citizenship⁴ question to the 2020 census⁵, including an executive order. 美国总统特朗普说，他在考虑将公民身份问题放到2020年人口普查问卷上的几种方法，包括行政命令。

 

The Millennials is reportedly five times more likely to contemplate suicide than workers from the Baby Boomer generation, according to a new study from a leading US healthcare provider. 据美国一家领先的医疗保健商的一项新研究显示，千禧一代工作人口中有自杀想法的人数是婴儿潮一代的五倍。

 

1 contemplate   

vt.盘算，计议；周密考虑；注视，凝视

参考例句：

• The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate.战争的可能性太可怕了，真不堪细想。
• The consequences would be too ghastly to contemplate.后果不堪设想。

2 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

3 contemplating   

深思，细想，仔细考虑( contemplate的现在分词 )； 注视，凝视； 考虑接受（发生某事的可能性）； 深思熟虑，沉思，苦思冥想

参考例句：

• You're too young to be contemplating retirement. 你考虑退休还太年轻。
• She stood contemplating the painting. 她站在那儿凝视那幅图画。

4 citizenship   

n.市民权，公民权，国民的义务(身份)

参考例句：

• He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。
• Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。

5 census   

n.(官方的)人口调查，人口普查

参考例句：

• A census of population is taken every ten years.人口普查每10年进行一次。
• The census is taken one time every four years in our country.我国每四年一次人口普查。