to ruminate
01
深思熟虑, 长时间仔细思考
to think carefully and at length about something
例子
She likes to ruminate on philosophical questions before bed.
她喜欢在睡前深思哲学问题。
He ruminates over every decision, weighing all possible outcomes.
他对每一个决定都反复思考，权衡所有可能的结果。
02
反刍, 咀嚼从胃里反刍的食物
to chew food that has been regurgitated from the stomach, as done by certain animals like cows
例子
The cow ruminates peacefully in the shade.
牛在阴凉处平静地反刍。
After grazing, the sheep settled down to ruminate.
放牧后，羊群安定下来反刍。
词汇树
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