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。
• You'll need time to mull things over.
  你需要时间把思绪整理一下。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• They'll need time to mull over the proposals.
  他们需要时间来仔细考虑这些建议。
• You will actually benefit by not telling anyone about what has been proposed to you, so take time to mull things over.
  你会从没有告诉任何人什么已经向你求婚中得到好处，所以，要花时间去仔细考虑事情了。
• 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。
• Don't mull over your breakfast.
  别磨磨蹭蹭地吃早饭。