mulling

英 [ˈmʌlɪŋ]

美 [ˈmʌlɪŋ]

v.  长时间考虑; 仔细考虑
mull的现在分词

复数：mullings　现在分词：mulling　

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柯林斯词典

• VERB 仔细考虑;反复思考
  If youmullsomething, you think about it for a long time before deciding what to do.
  1. Last month, a federal grand jury began mulling evidence in the case...
     联邦大陪审团于上月开始仔细审查本案的证据。
  2. Do you know why he was mulling and hesitating?
     你知道他为什么前思后想、犹豫不决吗？

双语例句

• Chinahas been mulling plans to build an aircraft-carrier since at least the1970s.
  早从20世纪70年代以来，中国就一直在计划建造航空母舰。
• Mr Juncker also dismissed rumours that Greece was mulling an exit from the eurozone which unnerved the markets on Friday as "stupid".
  容克还驳斥称，上周五造成市场紧张的有关希腊正考虑退出欧元区的传言是“愚蠢”的。
• Hildebrand is not the only western policy maker mulling these concepts.
  希尔德布兰德并非是考虑这些举措的唯一西方政策制定者。
• The TSE has since signed a co-operation agreement with the London Stock Exchange and is mulling more tie-ups.
  自那以来，东京证交所已与伦敦证交所（LSE）签署了合作协议，而且正在酝酿更多合作行动。
• He sat there mulling it over.
  他坐在那儿，反复考虑这件事。
• But before the holiday rush begins, this seems a good time to start mulling it over and looking for co-conspirators.
  不过在假日疯狂大采购开始之前，这是个很好的时机，可以开始酝酿自己的主题并寻找同道中人了。
• Germans mulling joining the army may think twice now thanks to a new regulation banning soldiers from having sex while in active service.
  现在，想参军的德国人可要三思而后行了，因为德军出台了一项新规定，在服现役期间士兵不得有任何性行为。
• Some state-owned enterprise must be mulling a bid.
  那一定是因为某家中国国有企业正在考虑收购谁。
• Deutsche Bank is mulling a new vault, bankers said.
  银行家表示，德意志银行（DEUTSCHEBANK）正在考虑修建一座新金库。
• I've been mulling over your advice but I still haven't decided what to do.
  我一直在思索你的劝告，但是我仍还没决定要怎麽做。