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。
• I sat there and tried to mull things over in my mind.
  我坐在那儿，尽量把事情仔细考虑一下。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He tried to mull things over in his mind.
  他试图在他的脑海中思索事情。
• I need a few days to mull things over before I decide.
  我需要几天时间来仔细考虑，才能作出决定。
• They'll need time to mull over the proposals.
  他们需要时间来仔细考虑这些建议。
• 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
• You'll need time to mull things over.
  你需要时间把思绪整理一下。