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rumination

/ˌruːmɪˈneɪʃən/ /ˌruːməˈneɪʃən/

Meanings
noun

反刍

The act of ruminating; i.e. chewing cud.

Examples :

"The cow's rumination was a noticeable part of its daily routine. "
这头牛每天的反刍是它日常生活中一个很明显的环节。
physiology animal biology

Related Words

Illustration repetitive

repetitive adjective

/rɪˈpɛtətɪv/ /rəˈpɛtətɪv/

重复的，反复的。

"The meeting was repetitive; the same points were discussed over and over again. "

会议内容很重复，同样的要点被一遍又一遍地讨论。

Illustration persistent

persistent adjective

/pəˈsɪstənt/ /pɚˈsɪstənt/

坚持不懈， 固执.

"She has had a persistent cough for weeks."

她已经咳嗽好几周了，一直不见好，非常顽固。

Illustration thinking

thinking noun

/ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/

思考，考虑

"What is your thinking on this subject?"

你对这个问题的想法是什么？

Illustration ruminating

ruminating verb

/ˈruːmɪneɪtɪŋ/ /ˈruːməneɪtɪŋ/

反刍

"A camel will ruminate just as a cow will."

骆驼会反刍，就像牛会反刍一样。

Illustration recurrent

recurrent adjective

/rɪˈkɜrənt/ /riˈkɜrənt/

重复发生的，周期性的

"The patient complained of recurrent chest pain."

病人抱怨说，他的胸口总是反复发作疼痛。

Illustration regurgitation

regurgitation noun

/rɪˌɡɜːrdʒɪˈteɪʃən/ /rɪˌɡɜːrdʒəˈteɪʃən/

反刍，呕吐，回流

"The child's sudden bout of illness resulted in a regurgitation of his breakfast. "

这个孩子突然生病，把早饭都吐了出来。

Illustration negative

negative noun

/ˈnɛ(e)ɡəˌɾɪv/ /ˈnɛɡətɪv/ /-ɾɪv/

否决，否定，反对。

"The teacher's negative on the project proposal meant we had to revise it completely. "

老师对项目提案的否决意味着我们必须彻底修改它。

Illustration consideration

consideration noun

/kənˌsɪdəˈɹeɪʃən/

考虑，顾虑.

"After much consideration, I have decided to stay."

经过多方考虑，我决定留下来。

Illustration suspected

suspected verb

/səsˈpɛktɪd/

怀疑，猜疑。

"to suspect the presence of disease"

怀疑有疾病的存在

Illustration differently

differently adverb

/ˈdifəɹəntli/

不同地，不一样地

"My sister approaches problems differently than I do. "

我妹妹解决问题的方式和我不太一样。

Illustration noticeable

noticeable adjective

/ˈnəʊtɪsəbl̩/ /ˈnoʊtɪsəbl̩/

显眼的，引人注目的。

"The difference in her haircut was noticeable immediately. "

她发型的变化立刻就显眼了。

Illustration characterized

characterized verb

/ˈkæɹəktəɹaɪzd/

刻画，描绘，丑化。

"The teacher characterized the student as disruptive in class. "

老师把那个学生描绘成课堂上的捣乱分子。