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

• 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？
• I didn't have any obvious close father-daughter memories to cling to and mull and cry over.
  没有强烈的父女亲情让我感到依恋，纠结和哭泣。
• Mull that one over for a while, okay?
  好好想想这一点，行么？
• 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。
• Doubts about Demanding Criminal Compensation from Police Who Use Apparatuses and Weapons Illegally but without Faults& To Mull over Conditions of Demanding Criminal Compensation from a Case of State Compensation
  对无过错违法使用警械、武器的民警刑事追偿质疑&一例国家赔偿案引发的刑事追偿条件反思
• Take a few days, mull it over.
  花几天时间好好想想吧。
• Instead give them time to mull it over, present the issue again at a later date. The more you push them, the more they'll withdraw.
  给他们点时间想想，过一段时间再提这件事。
• I mull them over in my head and stick with them until I get the right answer.
  i仔细考虑他们在我的头，并坚持与他们，直到我得到正确的答案。
• 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。
• 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。