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ruminations

/ˌruːmɪˈneɪʃənz/ /ˌruːməˈneɪʃənz/

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noun

反刍.

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

Examples :

"The cow's slow ruminations kept her jaw working for hours after she finished eating. "

牛缓慢的反刍运动使它吃完东西后，下巴仍然不停地咀嚼了几个小时。

animal physiology biology

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noun

沉思，冥想，深思熟虑。

Deep thought or consideration.

Examples :

"Her late-night ruminations often focused on how she could improve her grades. "

她深夜的沉思常常集中在她如何提高成绩上。

mind philosophy

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noun

沉思，冥思苦想，反刍 (fǎnchú).

Negative cyclic thinking; persistent and recurrent worrying or brooding.

Examples :

"Her sleepless nights were filled with ruminations about the upcoming exam, going over the same material again and again and still feeling unprepared. "

她彻夜难眠，脑海里全是关于即将到来的考试的沉思和焦虑，一遍又一遍地回顾着同样的知识点，却仍然感到毫无准备。(Tā chèyè nánmián, nǎohǎi lǐ quán shì guānyú jíjiāng dàolái de kǎoshì de chénsī hé jiāolǜ, yībiàn yòu yībiàn de huígù zhe tóngyàng de zhīshìdiǎn, què réngrán gǎndào háo wú zhǔnbèi.)

mind negative emotion philosophy soul

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noun

反刍综合征，反刍障碍

An eating disorder characterized by repetitive regurgitation of small amounts of food from the stomach.

Examples :

"The doctor suspected infant Tommy's frequent regurgitations after each feeding were not normal spitting up, but rather symptoms of ruminations. "

医生怀疑汤米每次喂食后频繁的吐奶不是普通的吐奶，而是反刍综合征的症状。

medicine disease body physiology