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

• LL: So why don't you just forget about it tonight, and mull it over during the weekend?
  好，就听你的，我们今天晚上什么都不想了，去看电影，周末再做决定。
• 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
• 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。
• The manager needs time to mull over our proposals.
  经理需要时间来审慎考虑我们的提案。
• 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。
• And did you know that those big things are getting rather dusty while you pour yourself another cup of coffee, and decide to mull things over rather than do them?
  你知不知道在你喝一杯咖啡或者做些无意义事情的时候，这些使命又蒙上了一层灰尘？
• 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。
• 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。
• He tried to mull things over in his mind.
  他试图在他的脑海中思索事情。