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

• They'll need time to mull over the proposals.
  他们需要时间来仔细考虑这些建议。
• Take a few days, mull it over.
  花几天时间好好想想吧。
• You'll need time to mull things over.
  你需要时间把思绪整理一下。
• Van nistelrooy, having flirted with the idea of leaving United several times in recent years, is certain to mull over the matter as he spends this week on international duty with holland, doubtless aware that clubs in Italy and Spain continue to covet him.
  范尼，最近几年好几次想过离开曼联，本周他在国家队比赛期间真该好好想想这个问题了，毫无疑问的意大利和西班牙的球队一直对他充满兴趣。
• LL: Well that still gives you some time to mull it over.
  我跟人家说下星期一给他们答复。
• 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'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。
• Mull that one over for a while, okay?
  好好想想这一点，行么？
• He tried to mull things over in his mind.
  他试图在他的脑海中思索事情。
• Mr Brown said he would mull it over.
  布朗说他会仔细考虑议案。