think about (something) carefully, especially before making a decision or reaching a conclusion
思索,考虑
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I pondered the question of what clothes to wear for the occasion 我考虑在这种场合该穿什么衣服
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[
no obj .]she sat pondering over her problem .她坐在那里思考着她的问题。
"Middle English (in the sense ‘appraise, judge the worth of’): from Old French