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

• 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。
• Don't mull over your breakfast.
  别磨磨蹭蹭地吃早饭。
• 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。
• 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？
• The manager needs time to mull over our proposals.
  经理需要时间来审慎考虑我们的提案。
• He tried to mull things over in his mind.
  他试图在他的脑海中思索事情。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。