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

• Don't mull over your breakfast.
  别磨磨蹭蹭地吃早饭。
• You will actually benefit by not telling anyone about what has been proposed to you, so take time to mull things over.
  你会从没有告诉任何人什么已经向你求婚中得到好处，所以，要花时间去仔细考虑事情了。
• An impartial commission could be appointed to mull them over.
  一个公正的委员会可以被任命为仔细考虑他们。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• They'll need time to mull over the proposals.
  他们需要时间来仔细考虑这些建议。
• Mull that one over for a while, okay?
  好好想想这一点，行么？
• 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。