con-, 强调。-tem，砍，切，词源同tome, anatomy，temple. 本义为一块保留（切下来）的用来占卜的神圣之地，后用来指思考的地方，沉思，考虑。

1. The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate.

战争的可能性太可怕了,真不堪细想.

2. We don't contemplate his [ him ] opposing our plan.

我们预料他不会反对我们的计划.

3. The consequences would be too ghastly to contemplate.

后果不堪设想.

4. That makes it difficult to contemplate the idea that the present policy may not be sustainable.

那让人难以认真思考这个可能，即目前的政策也许并不能持续下去。

5. He may try to blast his way out of trouble, playing attacking shots to balls he would not normally contemplate hitting.

他可能是想努力摆脱困境，平时不会考虑击打的球也打起了进攻。