詞彙精選：meditate的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
v.
沉思，冥想 [I]
例句：
It was only to sit in his own rooms in a neighbouring hotel and meditate.
那不過是要坐在附近旅館他自己的房間裏沉思默想罷了。
例句：
I meditate in order to relax.
我沉思冥想藉以鬆弛精神。
計劃；打算；企圖 [T]
例句：
You should use this time to reflect, review, and meditate.
你應該利用這段清閒時光去思考，回顧和計劃。
例句：
I'm meditating a trip abroad.
我正在計劃一次出國旅行。
【罕】思考；研究 [T]
例句：
It is important to meditate on the meaning of life.
思考人生的意義很重要。
例句：
You should set aside time to think, plan, meditate, investigate, research, analyze, evaluate and select your trades carefully.
你需要安排出時間來仔細地思考、劃、磨、查、究、析、量和選擇你的交易。
二、詞義辨析：
think,deliberate,meditate,muse,reason,reflect,speculate
這些動詞均有“思考、判斷、思索”之意。think一般用詞，指開動腦筋形成看法或得出結論的腦力活動。不着重結論是否正確，見解是否有用。deliberate指緩慢、按部就班地作仔細而認真的思考或判斷。meditate語氣較強，指認真地長時間集中精力進行思考。muse通常指漫無目的地猜想。reason指根據資料、證據或事實進行推斷，作出結論或判斷的邏輯思維活動。reflect指回想或回顧，側重認真而冷靜地反覆地思考某個問題，尤指對已發生事情的思索。 speculate指推論過程，隱含在證據不足的基礎上作出推測或設想。
三、參考例句：
Meditate or enjoy soothing music.
冥想或欣賞舒緩人心的音樂。
I meditate in order to relax.
我沉思冥想藉以鬆弛精神。
It is important to meditate on the meaning of life.
思考人生的意義很重要。
You should set aside time to think, plan, meditate, investigate, research, analyze, evaluate and select your trades carefully.
你需要安排出時間來仔細地思考、劃、磨、查、究、析、量和選擇你的交易。
Standing on the beacon tower of the Great Wall, I suddenly began to meditate on the past.
在長城的烽火臺上，我忽發思古之情。
Enjoy the taste of your coffee or tea a little longer. Use this time to journal, meditate or pray.
多享受一會兒咖啡或茶的美味。利用這段時間寫寫日誌、冥想或祈禱。
If your goal is to look and feel healthier, set aside the time to exercise, meditate and eat well.
如果你的目標是要看起來並感覺更健康，就留出時間去鍛鍊、冥想、健康飲食。
I also realized that during the nights when I meditate (before I sleep), I need lesser sleep.
我還發現，睡前冥想能縮短睡眠時間。
Meditate, write in your journal, read something inspiring, or use this time to focus on your passions.
比如冥想、寫日記、讀勵志文字或利用這段時間專注自己的愛好。
But once in a while, like today, I meditate on it and realize how lucky I am to share my life with the greatest woman I ever met.
“有時候比如今天，我沉思之後意識到，能夠與你這樣一個我所見過的最偉大的女人共度餘生，我是多麼的幸運。”
