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词汇 cogitate
释义 cogitate
verb[ I ]
 formaluk /ˈkɒdʒ.ɪ.teɪt/ us /ˈkɑː.dʒə.teɪt/
to spend time thinking very carefully about a subject仔细考虑;深思熟虑;沉思
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Thinking and contemplating
a brown studyidiom
agonize
agonize over/about something
beard-stroking
bethink
harbour
hit on/upon something
I/we'll (have to) seeidiom
in the cold light of dayidiom
introspect
introspection
navel
reckon
reflection
reweigh
rumination
run through someone's mind/headidiom
scratch your headidiom
self-contemplation
weigh

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cogitation
Examples from literature

'Let me see,' said the manager cogitating after dinner. 
Hal looked doubtful, and seemed to cogitate. 
Here she began actively and seriously to cogitate. 
There was no reply to the summons, and I was cogitating upon my next move when, happening to press against the door with my hand, I discovered that it was not latched. 
While he was cogitating over this he heard a shrill whistle from below. 

Examples of cogitate


cogitate
We find the same notion of a time-consuming activity also in some of the other verbs discussed above, such as cogitate and deliberate.
Cogitate and reflect are verbs which conceptualize the process of thinking as turning or shaping something in the mind.
Whereas cogitate refers to a revolving process, reflect means to give something a backward bend.
Rosamond's fantasy, which is cogitated under a "perpetual silent reproach" (770), is situated immediately between two legible forms of "check," which could theoretically refine her secret strategy.
They have been cogitating for months and now we have their recommendations.
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It has been cogitating its contents for many years.
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The committee looked at all the evidence, weighed it and cogitated about it.
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The best thing for me to do is to cogitate.
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I understand that he has been cogitating over this speech for some six years, and it is indeed a welcome speech to-day.
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For many years, learned colleagues have cogitated on it and, until now, failed to find a way through the dilemma.
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I am very happy to have further time to cogitate.
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He is sitting there cogitating, reflecting upon the situation.
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I shall cogitate a little on what she has said.
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I am advised that it will not be cogitating very much longer.
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Having myself cogitated on that phrase, it seems to me that the best way to cajole is to persuade and the best way to persuade is by full debate.
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