mull

英 [mʌl] 美 [mʌl]

• v. 思索；(充分)碾碎；混合
• vt. 加糖和香料并烫热
• n. 麦尔纱(一种涤绵织物)
• n. (苏格兰)海角；岬；乱糟糟

英英释义

Noun:

1. a term used in Scottish names of promontories;

   "the Mull of Kintyre"
   

2. an island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides

Verb:

1. reflect deeply on a subject;

   "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"
   "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"
   "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"
   

2. heat with sugar and spices to make a hot drink;

   "mulled cider"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. I haven't decided yet; I'm mulling it over in my mind.
   我还没有决定，一直在仔细考虑。
2. He tried to mull things over in his mind.
   他试图在他的脑海中思索事情。

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. Now we shall be able to mull some ale!
   现在我们可以用它来调热甜酒了！

用作名词 (n.)

1. I nearly made a mull of the business.
   我几乎把生意弄得一团糟。

经典引文

• The mull or other spine-lining is attached.

  出自：Bookseller

• I..tried to mull things over in my now thoroughly befogged mind.

  出自： A. MacLean

• The Germans..were mulling a public recommendation from their safety advisory committee.

  出自：Science

• I..stared into the darkness and mulled over what had been said.

  出自： J. Wainwright

词汇搭配

• mull over 仔细考虑
• concealed mull 隐细腐殖质
• mull oil 研糊油
• crumb mull 团块状细腐殖质...
• calcic mull 钙质腐殖质
• multi-mull mixer 双轴式轮碾机...
• mull layer 腐熟腐殖质层...
• mull dressing [医] 软布敷料...
• mull technique 粘结法,研糊技术...
• plaster mull [医] 硬膏布
• make a mull of something 把事情搞得一塌糊涂...
• mull something over 思考

近反义词

【近义词】

• meditate 沉思
• think over 仔细考虑
• excogitate 想出
• speculate 推测
• contemplate 注视
• chew over 仔细考虑
• ponder 沉思
• ruminate 深思
• reflect 反映
• mull over 仔细考虑
• muse 沉思