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cogitation 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Noun
/ˌkäjəˈtāSHən/,
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cogitations, plural;
  1. The action of thinking deeply about something; contemplation
    • - sorry, did I interrupt your cogitation?

  1. a carefully considered thought about something; "his cogitations were dutifully recorded in his daybook"
  2. attentive consideration and meditation; "after much cogitation he rejected the offer"
  3. (cogitate) consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind
  4. (cogitate) think: use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"
  5. Meditation is a holistic discipline during which time the practitioner trains his or her mind in order to realize some benefit.
  6. (cogitate) To meditate, to ponder, to think deeply; To consider, to devise
  7. (Cogitations) unpleasant thought. After being assigned to an unpleasant fatigue, "However, I kept my cogitations to myself" (22).
  8. (cogitate) (v) to ponder or contemplate