cogitate /ˈkɒdʒɪˌteɪt/ ( cogitating, cogitated, cogitates )

• 1. 

  V-I If you are cogitating, you are thinking deeply about something. 深思 [正式]

  例：

  He sat silently cogitating.

  他静坐深思。

  例：

  We cogitated on the meaning of life.

  我们深思生命的意义。

• 2. 

  cogitation N-UNCOUNT

  例：

  After much cogitation, we decided to move to the Bahamas.

  经过认真考虑，我们决定搬到巴哈马群岛去。