mull over

英 [mʌl ˈəʊvə(r)]

美 [mʌl ˈoʊvər]

长时间思考; 仔细琢磨

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 反复思考;仔细琢磨
  If youmullsomethingover, you think about it for a long time before deciding what to do.
  1. McLaren had been mulling over an idea to make a movie...
     麦克拉伦琢磨着要拍一部电影已经有段时间了。
  2. I'll leave you alone here so you can mull it over.
     我不打扰你了，你在这儿可以仔细考虑考虑这事儿。

英英释义

verb

• reflect deeply on a subject
  1. I mulled over the events of the afternoon
  2. philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years
  3. The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate
  Synonym:chew overthink overmeditateponderexcogitatecontemplatemusereflectmullruminatespeculate

双语例句

• They'll need time to mull over the proposals.
  他们需要时间来仔细考虑这些建议。
• Take some time to mull over these questions do some soul-searching and then if you think you have what it takes go for it.
  花点时间想想这些问题，不妨进行深刻的自我反省。假如你还是认为自己具备创业所需的条件，那么就放手去干吧。
• I mull them over in my head and stick with them until I get the right answer.
  i仔细考虑他们在我的头，并坚持与他们，直到我得到正确的答案。
• I sat there and tried to mull things over in my mind.
  我坐在那儿，尽量把事情仔细考虑一下。
• Yet if we just press the "pause" button on our emotions, taking time to mull over our choices, many crises can be defused.
  然而如果我们能给自己的情绪按个“暂停”，给自己时间好好思考的话，很多危机就可以被避免了。
• He tried to mull things over in his mind.
  他试图在他的脑海中思索事情。
• Doubts about Demanding Criminal Compensation from Police Who Use Apparatuses and Weapons Illegally but without Faults& To Mull over Conditions of Demanding Criminal Compensation from a Case of State Compensation
  对无过错违法使用警械、武器的民警刑事追偿质疑&一例国家赔偿案引发的刑事追偿条件反思
• They would rather mull over something academic about a problem rather than ship on time.
  对他们来说，与其准时完成工作，还不要去反覆思索某个问题的学术性。
• Van nistelrooy, having flirted with the idea of leaving United several times in recent years, is certain to mull over the matter as he spends this week on international duty with holland, doubtless aware that clubs in Italy and Spain continue to covet him.
  范尼，最近几年好几次想过离开曼联，本周他在国家队比赛期间真该好好想想这个问题了，毫无疑问的意大利和西班牙的球队一直对他充满兴趣。
• I'll leave you alone here so you can mull it over.
  我不打扰你了，你在这儿可以仔细考虑考虑这事儿。