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1. He pondered his future.
    他仔细考虑自己的前程。

2. He pondered the problem for several days.
    他对这个问题考虑了好几天。

3. They are pondering what to do next.
    他们正在考虑下一步怎么办。

1. She pondered over her next words.
    她仔细考虑接下去要讲的话。

2. She pondered long and deeply over the matter.
    她就这个问题深思良久。

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1. 沉思：ponder over 沉思 | ponder 沉思 | ponderability 可秤性

2. 沈思：/point 指出 | /ponder 沈思 | /puzzle 疑惑

3. 沉思 meditate 沉思：220 pit 深坑 hole 洞6 | 221 ponder 沉思 meditate 沉思 | 222 ponderous 笨重的 heavy 沉重的

1. 思索；考虑
    If you ponder something, you think about it carefully.

    e.g. I found myself constantly pondering the question: ''How could anyone do these things?''...
           我发现自己总在思考这个问题：“怎么会有人做出这样的事情呢？”
    e.g. The Prime Minister pondered on when to go to the polls...
           首相斟酌着何时前往投票地点。

1. reflect deeply on a subject

    e.g. 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 overthink overmeditateexcogitatecontemplatemusereflectmullmull overruminatespeculate