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

• At Waves, Vancouver resident Chung Cheong used bitcoin to pay for his mug of tea and was happy to mull over the future of the digital currency.
  海浪咖啡内，温哥华的居民张聪正使用比特币买茶，考虑到虚拟货币的前景他表示很乐观。
• 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。
• 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。
• Van nistelrooy, having flirted with the idea of leaving United several times in recent years, is certain to mull over the matter as he spends this week on international duty with holland, doubtless aware that clubs in Italy and Spain continue to covet him.
  范尼，最近几年好几次想过离开曼联，本周他在国家队比赛期间真该好好想想这个问题了，毫无疑问的意大利和西班牙的球队一直对他充满兴趣。
• You'll need time to mull things over.
  你需要时间把思绪整理一下。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• For two full weeks before his MBA Admissions interview at Harvard Business School, Alex Kleiner would mull over a list of potential questions every night before going to bed.
  哈佛商学院（HarvardBusinessSchool，简称HBS）的MBA招生面试前整整两周，亚历克斯•克莱纳每天晚上睡觉前都反复琢磨着一份可能被问到的问题清单。