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    /ˌriːkənˈsɪdər/ · /ˌriːkənˈsɪdə/

    To think again about a decision, plan, or opinion, and decide whether you should change it.

    重新考慮

    過去式 reconsidered過去分詞 reconsidered-ing reconsidering三單 reconsiders

    例句逐字對照、搭配詞、易混淆字

    這一義的完整解析還沒打開。訂閱後可以看到例句怎麼拆、常跟哪些字一起出現， 以及容易跟它搞混的字。

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核心畫面

Picture a decision already made and set down on the table — the resignation letter written, the ticket bought, the 'no' already said. Then picture someone picking it back up and turning it over once more, the way you pick up a shirt you already decided not to buy. Nothing has changed yet; the point of the action is that the door is open again. That second pick-up can be held as the picture inside 'reconsider': the matter was closed, and you are choosing to open it and look one more time, knowing you may end up keeping the same answer.

可以想成一個已經做完、放在桌上的決定——辭呈寫好了、票買了、那句「不行」已經說出口了。然後想像有人把它再拿起來翻看一…更多收起可以想成一個已經做完、放在桌上的決定——辭呈寫好了、票買了、那句「不行」已經說出口了。然後想像有人把它再拿起來翻看一次，就像你把已經決定不買的那件衣服又拿起來看。此時什麼都還沒改變，這個動作的重點只是：門又打開了。這個「再拿起來看一次」，可以拿來當作 reconsider 的畫面：事情本來已經結案，你選擇重新打開它再看一眼，而且心裡明白，最後也可能維持原來的答案。

原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

reconsiderverb/ˈɹiːkənˌsɪdə/

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    To consider a matter again.

    • Is there any way I can get you to reconsider selling your car?
    • The two local leaders are far from alone in reconsidering the technology. Dozens of cities across the state — including Mountain View, Santa Cruz and Los Altos — are cancelling their contracts with Flock due to data sharing concerns.
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    informalTo change one's mind, with or without actually considering the matter again.

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。