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

• 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。
• I didn't have any obvious close father-daughter memories to cling to and mull and cry over.
  没有强烈的父女亲情让我感到依恋，纠结和哭泣。
• You'll need time to mull things over.
  你需要时间把思绪整理一下。
• 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。
• They'll need time to mull over the proposals.
  他们需要时间来仔细考虑这些建议。
• 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。
• I need a few days to mull things over before I decide.
  我需要几天时间来仔细考虑，才能作出决定。
• You are entering a pivotal month, where decisions you mull over now will stay with you for a long time.
  你进入了关键的一个月，你现在所做的决定将会在长时间之内影响着你的生活。
• Mr Brown said he would mull it over.
  布朗说他会仔细考虑议案。
• Don't mull over your breakfast.
  别磨磨蹭蹭地吃早饭。