1. 考慮;思量;思忖
    If you contemplate an action, you think about whether to do it or not.

    e.g. For a time he contemplated a career as an army medical doctor...
           有段時(shí)間，他考慮去當(dāng)軍醫(yī)。
    e.g. She contemplates leaving for the sake of the kids.
           她考慮為了孩子而離開(kāi)。

2. 深思熟慮;沉思;苦思冥想
    If you contemplate an idea or subject, you think about it carefully for a long time.

    e.g. As he lay in his hospital bed that night, he cried as he contemplated his future...
           那天晚上，他躺在醫(yī)院的病床上，想到未來(lái)，他哭了起來(lái)。
    e.g. That makes it difficult to contemplate the idea that the present policy may not be sustainable.
           那讓人難以認(rèn)真思考這個(gè)可能，即目前的政策也許并不能持續(xù)下去。

3. 凝視;注視
    If you contemplate something or someone, you look at them for a long time.

    e.g. He contemplated his hands, still frowning.
           他盯著自己的雙手，眉頭緊鎖。