| 词汇 | dwell-on |
| 释义 | dwell on somethingphrasal verb with dwellverb[ Iusually+ adv/prep ] formaluk /dwel/ us /dwel/dwelt or dwelled | dwelt or dwelled C1 to keep thinking or talking about something, especially something bad or unpleasant: 老是想着，一直在说（尤指不好或令人不快之事） In his speech, he dwelt on the plight of the sick and the hungry.演讲时他一直在说遭受疾病和饥饿折磨的人们所处的困境。 to think carefully about something considerDon't make any decisions before you've considered the matter. contemplateHe lay in a hospital bed contemplating his future. ponderShe sat back for a minute to ponder her next move in the game. mull overI need a few days to mull things over before I decide. reflectI spent a lot of time reflecting on what he'd said. agonizeShe agonized for days before agreeing to take the job. Continually thinking about absorb absorbed axe be devoured by somethingidiom be hung up on somethingidiom be wrapped up in something/someoneidiom brain devour fixate fixated fixation get into someone have an axe to grindidiom nag obsessive one-track mind overactive preoccupation preoccupied preoccupy dwell on something | American Dictionarydwell on somethingphrasal verb with dwellverb[ Ialways+ adv/prep ] fmlus/dwel/past tense and past participledweltus/dwelt/dwelled to think or talk about something a lot of the time: "Let’s not dwell on the past," she said. |
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