"ruminating" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 反覆思考
• 沉思

Definition

長時間且深入地思考某事，常常反覆琢磨同樣的想法。也可指某些動物反覆咀嚼食物，但主要用來形容反覆思索。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

較正式或學術用語，常在心理學中用於描述反覆且消極的思考。常與“about”連用（如“ruminating about a problem”）。不同於一般“thinking”，表示過度重複思考相同想法。動物咀嚼的意思在口語中罕見。

Examples

She was ruminating about her exam all night.

她整晚都在**反覆思考**考試的事。

He keeps ruminating on his mistakes.

他一直在**反覆思考**自己的錯誤。

Stop ruminating and try to relax.

別再**反覆思考**了，試著放鬆一下。

I've been ruminating over what she said for days now.

這幾天我一直在**反覆思考**她說的話。

Whenever something goes wrong, he starts ruminating and can't let it go.

每當事情出錯，他就會開始**反覆思考**，放不下。

Instead of ruminating, maybe you could talk to someone about how you feel.

與其**反覆思考**，不如和別人談談你的感受。