| 词汇 | cogitation |
| 释义 | cogitation noun[ C or U ] formaluk /ˌkɒdʒ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌkɑː.dʒəˈteɪ.ʃən/ the act of thinking very carefully about a subject, or the thoughts themselves: 沉思 After some cogitation, she decided to say nothing.细想之下，她还是决定什么都不说。 He was fully occupied with his own cogitations for the remainder of the ride.在接下来的旅程中，他完全沉浸在自己的思考中。 See cogitate He seemed deep in cogitation. Tired from so much serious cogitation, she falls asleep. She is jolted from her cogitations when the train pulls into a station. 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 Examples of cogitationcogitation But behind all these cogitations in high places there is the general public to consider. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The process is always the same: one year's denunciation, one year's cogitation and one year's affirmation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There simply is not time for the consultation and cogitation that would be necessary. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Could these part-time firemen not at least come within the same ambit of thought and cogitation as the speedways? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Again, they have had plenty of time for cogitation about it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not want the cogitations of elder states-men in our political and economic life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nearly 12 months' cogitation has not produced a single penny for those old age pensioners. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, it would be impossible to divine what stage its cogitations have reached. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The result of our cogitations about the convention will be available in the next few weeks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My cogitation about this sort of person would be no less than about the others and would probably be a great deal more. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I may be able to offer him small assistance in his cogitation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Has nothing emerged from the 140 days of prolonged cogitation and lucubration which have passed since then? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should like to hear the result of the year's cogitation on this question. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, any interference with it requires considerable cogitation and cannot be lightly undertaken. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When can we expect some result of this eighteen months' cogitation? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of cogitation These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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