consider [ kən'sidə] vt.认为；考虑；关心
considering that 鉴于…，就…而论
consider [kən'sidə] vt. 考虑
consider [kən'sidə] 考虑
considered [kən'sidəd] a.考虑过的，被尊重的
本命年 one's year of birth considered in relation to the 12 Terrestrial Branches
quality to be considered as being about equal to the sample 品质与样品大致相同
Since it is unnecessary to consider student's routine life, day school can lay stress on teaching instead of other aspects, such as management of dormitory and cafeteria.
由于无需考虑学生的日常生活，日制学校可以将重点放在教学上而不是放在像宿舍和食堂管理这些方面。
If I were a medical man, I should prescribe a holiday to any patient who considered his work important.
我如果是医生，就会开处方给所有认为自己的工作非同小可的病人放一天假。
When a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as public property.
当一个人承担了公众的信任，就应该视自己为公众财产。
Snap judgments, if they are taken seriously, have usually been considered a lack of common sense.
快速判断，要是认真对待的话，通常被看成是缺乏判断力的表现。
There is no need to bring up his past when we are considering him for employment.
我们考虑他的工作问题时，没有必要再提他的过去。
We do not often consider the morality of our daily actions, though that should occupy a high position in our thinking.
虽然道德应在我们心目中占重要位置，可我们很少关心日常行为的道德问题。
I am on the committee considering new members for our club.
我是俱乐部委员会的委员，负责审查俱乐部新成员的资格。
Sometimes modern artists are considered radicals.
有时侯，现代派艺术家被认为是激进派。
If you cannot have your children of your own, why not consider adoption?
如果你们不能生育,为什么不考虑收养孩子？
I consider him a very able student.
我认为他是个很能干的学生。
I consider him to be a very able student.
我认为他是个很能干的学生。
I consider him to be too lazy to be a good worker.
我认为他太懒，成不了一个好工人。
I consider him too lazy to be a good worker.
我认为他太懒，成不了一个好工人。
I'm considering changing my job.
我在考虑换个工作。
If you consider (the fact) that she's only been studying English a year, she speaks it very well.
只要想想她才学了一年英语，你就会觉得她的英语说得很好了。
I consider it a great honor to be here with you today.
我觉得今天能和你在一起，是我莫大的荣幸。
If there is suspicion of someone, people do not trust him or consider him to be reliable.
如果有人涉嫌，人们便不信任他，或认为他不可靠。
We must consider each aspect of this plan before we decide.
决定之前，我们必须考虑此计划的每个方面。
I'm considering buying a house.
我想买套房子。
Thanks for your advice but I have to consider it myself.
谢谢你的建议，但我得自己想想。
Certainly Newton considered some theoretical aspects of it in his writings, but he was reluctant to go to sea to further his work.
当然牛顿在他的作品中写到了一些理论方面的东西，但他不愿进行更加深刻的研究。
During the nineteenth century, she argues, the concept of the “useful” child who contributed to the family economy gave way gradually to the present day notion of the “useless” child who, though producing no income for, and indeed extremely costly to its parents, is yet considered emotionally “ priceless”.
她认为十九世纪给家庭经济作出贡献的孩子才“有用”的概念慢慢改变了，今天提到那些没有挣取收入的“无用”孩子，甚至还要花销很多，仍然在情感上被认为是无价的。
Perhaps the fact that many of these first studies considered only algae of a size that could be collected in a net(net phytoplankton), a practice that overlooked the smaller phytoplankton that we now know grazers are most likely to feed on, led to a de-emphasis of the role of grazers in subsequent research.
也学是早期的许多研究只考虑了一种大小足以被浮游植物网采集的水藻，而这种做法忽略了更小的浮游植物—现在我们知道食草动物很可能以它为生。这些事实和做法导致了在后面的研究中对食草动物的忽视。
Therefore, the task for DDB Needham was to encourage consumers to consider other aspects of train in order to change their attitudes and increase the likelihood that trains would be considered for travel in the west.
因此, DDB Needham的任务就是鼓励消费者考虑火车的其他好处来改变他们的态度,使西方乘坐火车的可能性提高
I think he conducted himself admirably, considering the difficult circumstances.
考虑到那种困难的情况，我认为他的表现令人钦佩。
Your suggestion shall be carefully considered.
你的建议会得到仔细考虑的。
I consider it a great honor to be invited to dinner.
我认为能被邀请参加晚宴是很大的荣幸。
他虽年轻，却很博学。
He's wise for his age. * for one's age“与年纪相比却……”
He's only ten and he made this.(他只有10岁就能做出这样的东西。)
He's wise for his age. (他虽年轻，却博学。)
He's wise considering his age.
He's wise for a man of his age.
这事全拜托你了。
I leave it entirely to your kind consideration. *consideration “体贴、照顾”。
I'll leave it up to you. 直译是“(工作或决定等)全都靠你了”。
Please consider it. *consider同think about，即“考虑”、“细想”。
I'd appreciate it if you could consider it.
分清场合。
Think about where you are.
You should consider where you are.
我会考虑的。
I'll consider it. *正式的说法。表达不能马上回答时，有“请给我时间考虑”、“让我考虑考虑”的语感。
Do you like my idea? (你接受我的建议吗?)
I'll consider it. (我会考虑的。)
我考虑考虑吧。
I'll think about it. *比I'll consider it.的说法更随便，比直接拒绝语气要缓和。
Will you come to my party? (你来参加我的晚会吗?)
I'll think about it. (我考虑考虑吧。)
I'll sleep on it. *俚语。
I'll give it some thought.
Could you consider accepting our counterproposal?
你能考虑接受我们的反对案吗？
That seems quite soon considering the nature of the product and shipping time.
考虑到产品的性质和运输时间那看来太快了。
We'd like you to consider our request once again.
我们希望贵方再次考虑我们的要求。
He that would know what shall be must consider what has been.
欲知未然，须思已然。
In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider.
顺利时要快乐，不利时要思索。
Could you consider accepting our counterproposal?
你能考虑接受我们的反对案吗？
We'd like you to consider our request once again.
我们希望贵方再次考虑我们的要求。
I'll consider this matter.
我会考虑这件事的。
Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself.
Baudelaire Charles, French poet
不管怎样，娱乐比工作更令人乏味。
法国诗人查尔斯.B.
When a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as public property.
Thomas Jefferson, American President
当一个人受到公众信任时，他就应该把自己看作公众的财产。
美国总统杰斐逊.T.
When a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as public property.
Thomas Jefferson, American President
当一个人受到公众信任时，他就应该把自己看作公众的财产。
美国总统杰斐逊.T.
If you want to live your whole life free from pain,
You must become either a god or else a coupes.
Consider other men's troubles,
That will comfort yours.
Menander, Ancient Athenian playwriter
如果你想一生摆脱苦难，
你就得是神或者是死尸。
想想他人的不幸，
你就能坦然面对人生。
古雅典剧作家米南德
No man can be brave who considers pain the greatest evil of life; or temperate , who regards pleasure as the highest good.
Cicero , ancient Roman statsman
把痛苦视为生活中最大的祸害的人不可能勇敢；把欢乐视为生活中最美妙的人不会自我节制。
古罗马政治家西塞罗
Any failure by a party to carry out all or part of his obligations under the contract shall be considered as a substantial breach.
一方当事人不履行本合同的全部或任何部分义务均应被视为是根本违约。
If you are interestedwe may consider selecting you as our partner.
如果贵公司感兴趣，我们可以考虑选择你们作为我们的合作伙伴。
Lower the price, and I'll consider it.
价钱低一点我才会考虑。
As a special sign of encouragement, we'll consider accepting payment by D/P at this sales-purchasing stage.
在此推销阶段，我们将考虑接受付款交单方式以资鼓励。
We may consider withdrawing the claim.
我们可以考虑撤回索赔要求。
We won't consider agency in your market at present.
我们目前不考虑在你地市场的代理问题。
When opportunity matures, we will consider making you our exclusive agent for the U.K.
当机会成熟时，我们将考虑委托你为我方在联合王国的独家代理。
We'll consider appointing you as our sole agent for our T shirts for the next two years in your local market.
我们将考虑指定您为贵国市场上T恤衫的独家代理，为期两年。
被尊重的 considered
To ask what is the best time to do anything, say: When’s the best time to . . . / When’s the best time to . . . or What’s the best time to . . . / What’s the best time to . . . e.g. When’s the best month to visit Beijing? / When’s the best month to visit Beijing; What’s the best time to meet you tomorrow? / What’s the best time to meet you tomorrow?
要问做某事的最佳时间，说：When’s the best time to . . . / 做 . . .的最佳时间是？ 或者What’s the best time to . . . /什么时间是做. . .的最佳时间？例如When’s the best month to visit Beijing? / 什么时间到北京旅游最好？; What’s the best time to meet you tomorrow? /明天什么时间和你见面最合适?
A good way of summarising something, when everything has been considered, is by saying All in all . . . / All in all . . .
当考虑了所有的事情后，最好的总结方式是说：All in all . . . /总而言之. . .
不可一世 [bù kě yī shì] /consider oneself unexcelled in the world/be insufferably arrogant/
不失为 [bù shī wéi] /can still be considered (to be...)/may after all be accepted as/
裁断 [cái duàn] /consider and decide/
裁夺 [cái duó] /consider and decide/
称 [chēng] /to call/to praise/to weigh/to estimate/to consider/to call/to address/to name/to say/commend/
忖 [cǔn] /ponder/consider/guess/
考量 [kǎo liáng] /consider/consideration/
考虑 [kǎo lǜ] /to think over/to consider/consideration/
揆 [kuí] /consider/estimate/
认为 [rèn wéi] /to believe/to think/to consider/to feel/
深思 [shēn sī] /to ponder/to consider/
思 [sī] /to think/to consider/
思前想后 [sī qián xiǎng hòu] /(saying) to consider over and over again/
算是 [suàn shì] /considered to be/at last/
以为 [yǐ wéi] /consider (that)/believe/
酌 [zhuó] /consider/pour wine/
酌情 [zhuó qíng] /(v) carefully consider the situation/
自叹不如 [zì tàn bù rú] /to consider oneself as being not as good as the others/
Consider the $10.2 billion bid by Norfolk Southern and CSX to acquire Conrail this year.
请想一想今年南诺弗克公司和CSX公司为兼并康雷尔公司所花的102亿美元吧。
Conrail's net railway operating income in 1996 was just $427 million, less than half of the carrying costs of the transaction.
康雷尔公司1996年铁路运营纯收入为4.27亿美元，这还不足这宗交易运作成本的一半。
Who's going to pay for the rest of the bill?
谁来支付其余的费用？
Many captive shippers fear that they will, as Norfolk Southern and CSX increase their grip on the market.
许多“被控”客户担心他们会，因为南诺弗克和CSX公司将增加对市场的控制。
How many men would have considered the possibility of an apple falling up into the tree？
多少人会考虑过苹果向上飞到树上的可能性呢？
Newton did because he was not trying to predict anything.
牛顿考虑过，因为他不想对任何事情进行预测。
But the tide is unlikely to turn back. In Australia — where an aging population, life-extending technology and changing community attitudes have all played their part — other states are going to consider making a similar law to deal with euthanasia.
但这一潮流已无法逆转。在澳大利亚，人口老龄化，延长寿命技术和公众态度的变化都发挥着各自的作用。其他州也将考虑制定类似的法律来处理安乐死问题。
In the US and Canada, where the right-to-die movement is gathering strength, observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling.
在美国和加拿大，死亡权利运动正在积蓄力量。观察家们正在等待多米诺骨牌产生的效应。
A report consistently brought back by visitors to the US is how friendly, courteous, and helpful most Americans were to them.
去美国访问的人经常带回报告说，大多数美国人对他们友善、好客、乐于助人。
To be fair, this observation is also frequently made of Canada and Canadians, and should best be considered North American.
公正的说，人们对加拿大人也有这样的评论，因而，应当认为这是北美普遍的现象。
This nonverbal "spatial" thinking can be just as creative as painting and writing.
这种非语言的空间思维方式与绘画和写作一样具有创意。
Robert Fulton once wrote, "The mechanic should sit down among levers, screws, wedges, wheels, etc, like a poet among the letters of the alphabet, considering them as exhibition of his thoughts, in which a new arrangement transmits a new idea."
罗伯特·法欧曾写道：“技术人员坐在杠杆、螺钉、楔子、轮子等中间，如同一位诗人处在词汇之中，应该把它们看做是自己思想的一种表达，每一个新的组合都能传达一个新的意念。”
In thinking about the evolution of memory together with all its possible aspects, it is helpful to consider what would happen if memories failed to fade.
在考虑记忆的进化及其所有可能的方面时，思考一下如果记忆不会消失会产生什么结果是很有用处的。
"I have great confidence that by the end of the decade we'll know in vast detail how cancer cells arise," says microbiologist Robert Weinberg, an expert on cancer.
“我有极大的信心相信到这个十年期结束时我们将会详尽地知晓癌细胞的生成原因，”微生物学家罗伯特·温伯格，一位癌症专家如此说道，
"But," he cautions, "some people have the idea that once one understands the causes, the cure will rapidly follow. Consider Pasteur. He discovered the causes of many kinds of infections, but it was fifty or sixty years before cures were available."
“但是，”他又告诫说，“有些人认为一旦人们弄清了病因，治疗方法很快就会跟上。其实不然，想想法国细菌学家巴斯德，他发现了许多传染病的成因，但治疗方法却在五六十年后才问世。”
{adj: allowable} deserving to be allowed or considered
{adj: analogous, correspondent} similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar
"brains and computers are often considered analogous"
"salmon roe is marketed as analogous to caviar"
{adj: anorectal} pertaining to the anus and rectum considered together
{adj: apt, disposed, given, minded, tending} (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward
"he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"
"I am not minded to answer any questions"
{adj: ascendant, ascendent, dominating} most powerful or important or influential
"the economically ascendant class"
"D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"
{adj: assessable} capable of being considered carefully
"the assessable qualities of art"
{adj: base, dishonorable, dishonourable, immoral, unethical} not adhering to ethical or moral principles
"base and unpatriotic motives"
"a base, degrading way of life"
"cheating is dishonorable"
"they considered colonialism immoral"
"unethical practices in handling public funds"
{adj: bashful, blate} disposed to avoid notice
"they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it"; (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful)
{adj: beta} second in order of importance
"the candidate, considered a beta male, was perceived to be unable to lead his party to victory"
{adj: blue-chip} extremely valuable
"Rembrandt is considered a blue-chip artist"
{adj: both} (used with count nouns) two considered together; the two
"both girls are pretty"
{adj: clannish, cliquish, clubby, snobbish, snobby} befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior
{adj: considered, reasoned, well thought out} resulting from careful thought
"the paper was well thought out"
{adj: considered} carefully weighed
"a considered opinion"
{adj: depraved, immoral, perverse, perverted, reprobate} marked by immorality; deviating from what is considered right or proper or good
"depraved criminals"
"a perverted sense of loyalty"
"the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat"
{adj: deserving, meriting, worth} having sufficient worth
"an idea worth considering"
"a cause deserving or meriting support"
"the deserving poor" (often used ironically)
{adj: dissociable, separable, severable} capable of being divided or dissociated
"often drugs and crime are not dissociable"
"the siamese twins were not considered separable"
"a song...never conceived of as severable from the melody";
{adj: each} (used of count nouns) every one considered individually
"each person is mortal"
"each party is welcome"
{adj: every} (used of count nouns) each and all of the members of a group considered singly and without exception
"every person is mortal"
"every party is welcome"
"had every hope of success"
"every chance of winning"
{adj: expected} considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
"prepared for the expected attack"
<-> unexpected
{adj: expurgated} having material deleted
"at that time even Shakespeare was considered dangerous except in the expurgated versions"
{adj: ill-considered, ill-judged, improvident, shortsighted} not given careful consideration
"ill-considered actions often result in disaster"
"an ill-judged attempt"
{adj: indecent} offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance
"a bathing suit considered indecent by local standards"
{adj: infallible} incapable of failure or error
"an infallible antidote"
"an infallible memory"
"the Catholic Church considers the Pope infallible"
"no doctor is infallible"
<-> fallible
{adj: infra dig} beneath your dignity
"considered helping with the dishes to be infra dig"
{adj: inhumane} lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion
"humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world"
"biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used"
<-> humane
{adj: insignificant, trivial} not large enough to consider or notice
{adj: lucky} blessed with good fortune
"considered himself lucky that the tornado missed his house"
"a lucky guess"
{adj: manned} having a crew
"a manned earth satellite was considered a necessary research step"
<-> unmanned
{adj: mature, matured} fully considered and perfected
"mature plans"
{adj: negligible, paltry, trifling} not worth considering
"he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"
"piffling efforts"
"a trifling matter"
{adj: offensive, violative} violating or tending to violate or offend against
"violative of the principles of liberty"
"considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity"
{adj: organismal, organismic} of or relating to or belonging to an organism (considered as a whole)
"the organismic theory of the state"
{adj: out} not worth considering as a possibility
"a picnic is out because of the weather"
{adj: ponderable} capable of being weighed or considered
"something ponderable from the outer world--something of which we can say that its weight is so and so"- James Jeans
<-> imponderable
{adj: respective, several, various} considered individually
"the respective club members"
"specialists in their several fields"
"the various reports all agreed"
{adj: shelflike} resembling a shelf (or considered to resemble a shelf)
"shelflike table"
{adj: synchronic, descriptive} concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents
"synchronic linguistics"
"descriptive linguistics"
<-> diachronic
{adj: thinkable} capable of being conceived or imagined or considered
<-> unthinkable
{adj: un-American} considered contrary to the best interests of the United States
{adj: unladylike} lacking the behavior or manner or style considered proper for a lady
{adj: unqualified} lacking specific legal qualifications
"a wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband"
{adj: unthinkable} incapable of being conceived or considered
<-> thinkable
{adj: wolflike, wolfish} resembling or characteristic (or considered characteristic) of a wolf
"ran in wolflike packs"
"wolfish rapacity"
{adj: womanish} having characteristics associated with women and considered undesirable in men
"womanish tears"
{adv: after all} emphasizes something to be considered
"after all, she is your boss, so invite her"
"he is, after all, our president"
{adv: all in all, on the whole, altogether, tout ensemble} with everything considered (and neglecting details)
"altogether, I'm sorry it happened"
"all in all, it's not so bad"
{adv: along} in addition (usually followed by `with')
"we sent them food and some clothing went along in the package"
"along with the package came a bill"
"consider the advantages along with the disadvantages"
{adv: anyhow, anyway, in any case, at any rate, in any event} used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
"Anyhow, he is dead now"
"I think they're asleep; anyhow, they're quiet"
"I don't know what happened to it; anyway, it's gone"
"anyway, there is another factor to consider"
"I don't know how it started; in any case, there was a brief scuffle"
"in any event, the government faced a serious protest"
"but at any rate he got a knighthood for it"
{adv: compulsorily, obligatorily, mandatorily} in a manner that cannot be evaded
"the ministry considers that contributions to such a fund should be met from voluntary donations rather than from rates compulsorily levied."
{adv: each, to each one, for each one, from each one, apiece} to or from every one of two or more (considered individually)
"they received $10 each"
{adv: educationally} in an educational manner
"the assistant masters formed a committee of their own to consider what could be done educationally for the town"
{adv: even} used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected
"even an idiot knows that"
"declined even to consider the idea"
"I don't have even a dollar!"
{adv: first, firstly, foremost, first of all, first off} before anything else
"first we must consider the garter snake"
{adv: rightly, justly, justifiedly} with honesty
"he was rightly considered the greatest singer of his time"
<-> unjustly
{adv: second, secondly} in the second place
"second, we must consider the economy"
{adv: separably} with possibility of separation or individuation
"the two ideas were considered separably"
<-> inseparably
{adv: singularly} in a singular manner or to a singular degree
"Lord T. was considered singularly licentious even for the courts of Russia and Portugal; he acquired three wives and fourteen children during his Portuguese embassy alone"
{adv: third, thirdly} in the third place
"third we must consider unemployment"
{n: Adapid, Adapid group} extinct small mostly diurnal lower primates that fed on leaves and fruit; abundant in North America and Europe 30 to 50 million years ago; their descendents probably include the lemurs; some authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids but others consider them only cousins
{n: Aegypiidae, family Aegypiidae} in some classifications considered the family comprising the Old World vultures which are more often included in the family Accipitridae
{n: Ailuropoda, genus Ailuropoda} only the giant panda: in some classifications considered a genus of the separate family Ailuropodidae
{n: Ailuropodidae, family Ailuropodidae} in some classifications considered the family comprising the giant pandas
{n: Albigensianism, Catharism} a Christian movement considered to be a medieval descendant of Manichaeism in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; characterized by dualism (asserted the coexistence of two mutually opposed principles, one good and one evil); was exterminated for heresy during the Inquisition
{n: Algeripithecus minutus} tiny (150 to 300 grams) extinct primate of 46 to 50 million years ago; fossils found in Algeria; considered by some authorities the leading candidate for the first anthropoid
{n: Ali} the fourth caliph of Islam who is considered to be the first caliph by Shiites; he was a cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad; after his assassination Islam was divided into Shiite and Sunnite sects
{n: Alopius, genus Alopius} type genus of the family Alopiidae; in some classifications considered a genus of the family Lamnidae
{n: Amaryllidaceae, family Amaryllidaceae, amaryllis family} snowdrop; narcissus; daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae
{n: Ambrosiaceae, family Ambrosiaceae} in some classifications considered a separate family comprising a subgroup of the Compositae including the ragweeds
{n: American mastodon, American mastodont, Mammut americanum} mastodon of North America; in some classifications considered a mammoth rather than a mastodon
{n: American merganser, Mergus merganser americanus} common North American diving duck considered a variety of the European goosander
{n: Angiospermae, class Angiospermae, Magnoliophyta, division Magnoliophyta, Anthophyta, division Anthophyta} comprising flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Angiospermae) and in others a division (Magnoliophyta or Anthophyta)
{n: Arvicola, genus Arvicola} in some classifications considered synonymous with Microtus
{n: Ascomycota, subdivision Ascomycota, Ascomycotina, subdivision Ascomycotina} a large subdivision of Eumycota including Hemiascomycetes and Plectomycetes and Pyrenomycetes and Discomycetes; sac fungi; in some classification systems considered a division of the kingdom Fungi
{n: Baal} any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples; the Hebrews considered Baal a false god
{n: Bakke decision} a ruling by the Supreme Court on affirmative action; the Court ruled in 1978 that medical schools are entitled to consider race as a factor in their admission policy
{n: Basidiomycota, subdivision Basidiomycota, Basidiomycotina, subdivision Basidiomycotina} comprises fungi bearing the spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) and Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) and Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics and bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom Fungi
{n: Bassariscidae, subfamily Bassariscidae} in some classifications considered a separate family
{n: Blattodea, suborder Blattodea, Blattaria, suborder Blattaria} cockroaches; in some classifications considered an order
{n: Boskop man} possible early Homo sapiens represented by a cranium found in the Transvaal; formerly considered a separate species
{n: Cabombaceae, subfamily Cabombaceae, water-shield family} in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the genera Cabomba and Brasenia
{n: Calderon, Calderon de la Barca, Pedro Calderon de la Barca} Spanish poet and dramatist considered one of the great Spanish writers (1600-1681)
{n: Carducci, Giosue Carducci} Italian poet considered the national poet of modern Italy (1835-1907)
{n: Carduelis, genus Carduelis} in some classifications considered the type genus of a subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae: goldfinches; siskins; redpolls; linnets
{n: Cetoniidae, subfamily Cetoniidae} considered a separate family in some classification systems
{n: Cetorhinidae, family Cetorhinidae} in some older classifications considered the family of the basking sharks
{n: Cetorhinus, genus Cetorhinus} comprising only the basking sharks; in some classifications considered the type genus of a separate family Cetorhinidae
{n: Chamaeleontidae, family Chamaeleontidae, Chamaeleonidae, family Chamaeleonidae, Rhiptoglossa, family Rhiptoglossa} Old World chameleons; in some classifications they are considered a superfamily of Sauria
{n: Chateaubriand, Francois Rene Chateaubriand, Vicomte de Chateaubriand} French statesman and writer; considered a precursor of the romantic movement in France (1768-1848)
{n: Churchill, John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, First Duke of Marlborough} English general considered one of the greatest generals in history (1650-1722)
{n: Comstock, Anthony Comstock} United States reformer who led moral crusades against art and literature that he considered obscene (1844-1915)
{n: Conodonta, order Conodonta, Conodontophorida, order Conodontophorida} extinct order of primitive vertebrates; the precise taxonomy is not clear; in some classifications considered a separate phylum
{n: Cryptotermes, genus Cryptotermes} genus of dry wood termites; cosmopolitan in distribution; sometimes considered a subgenus of Kalotermes
{n: Ctenophora, phylum Ctenophora} comb jellies; sea acorns; a small phylum formerly considered a class of Coelenterata
{n: Cupid's bow} the double curve of the upper lip when considered to resemble Cupid's bow
{n: Cyanophyta, division Cyanophyta} prokaryotic organisms sometimes considered a class or phylum or subkingdom; coextensive with the Cyanophyceae: cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)
{n: Cycadopsida, class Cycadopsida, Cycadophytina, subdivision Cycadophytina, Cycadophyta, subdivision Cycadophyta} palmlike gymnosperms: includes the surviving order Cycadales and several extinct orders; possibly not a natural group; in some systems considered a class (Cycadopsida) and in others a subdivision (Cycadophytina or Cycadophyta)
{n: Dentaria, genus Dentaria} usually included in genus Cardamine; in some classifications considered a separate genus
{n: Dicotyledones, class Dicotyledones, Dicotyledonae, class Dicotyledonae, Magnoliopsida, class Magnoliopsida} comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with paired cotyledons and net-veined leaves; divided into six (not always well distinguished) subclasses (or superorders): Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae (considered primitive); Caryophyllidae (an early and distinctive offshoot); and three more or less advanced groups: Dilleniidae; Rosidae; Asteridae
{n: Dinoflagellata, order Dinoflagellata, Cilioflagellata, order Cilioflagellata} in some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; in others included in the plant phylum Pyrrophyta
{n: Duplicidentata} in former classifications considered a suborder of Rodentia coextensive with the order Lagomorpha: gnawing animals
{n: Eisenstein, Sergei Eisenstein, Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein} Russian film maker who pioneered the use of montage and is considered among the most influential film makers in the history of motion pictures (1898-1948)
{n: Entoprocta, phylum Entoprocta, Endoprocta} sometimes considered a subphylum of Bryozoa
{n: Epistle to the Hebrews, Hebrews} a New Testament book traditionally included among the epistle of Saint Paul but now generally considered not to have been written by him
{n: Eubacteriales, order Eubacteriales} one of two usually recognized orders of true bacteria; Gram-positive spherical or rod-shaped forms; some are motile; in some classifications considered an order of Schizomycetes
{n: Euglenaceae, family Euglenaceae} considered green algae
{n: Fatah Revolutionary Council, Fatah-RC, Abu Nidal Organization, ANO, Arab Revolutionary Brigades, Black September, Revolutionary Organization of Socialist Muslims} a Palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries
"in the 1980s the Fatah-RC was considered the most dangerous and murderous Palestinian terror group"
{n: Father, Father-God, Fatherhood} God when considered as the first person in the Trinity
"hear our prayers, Heavenly Father"
{n: Faunus} (Roman mythology) ancient rural deity; later considered a counterpart of Greek Pan
{n: Fissipedia} in some classifications considered a suborder of Carnivora
{n: Gaboriau, Emile Gaboriau} French writer considered by some to be a founder of the detective novel (1832-1873)
{n: Gadiformes, order Gadiformes} cods, haddocks, grenadiers; in some classifications considered equivalent to the order Anacanthini
{n: Galician} a language spoken in Galicia in northwestern Spain; it is between Portuguese and Spanish but closer to Portuguese; sometimes considered a Portuguese or Spanish dialect
{n: Giotto, Giotto di Bondone} Florentine painter who gave up the stiff Byzantine style and developed a more naturalistic style; considered the greatest Italian painter prior to the Renaissance (1267-1337)
{n: Gnetales, order Gnetales} chiefly tropical or xerophytic woody plants; practically unknown as fossils but considered close to the ancestral line of angiosperms
{n: Gnosticism} a religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person's spiritual element; considered heresy by Christian churches
{n: Grossulariaceae, family Grossulariaceae, gooseberry family} in some classifications considered a part of the family Saxifragaceae: plants whose fruit is a berry
{n: Gymnospermae, class Gymnospermae, Gymnospermophyta, division Gymnospermophyta} plants having naked seeds not enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Gymnospermae) and in others a division (Gymnospermophyta); comprises three subdivisions (or classes): Cycadophytina (class Cycadopsida) and Gnetophytina (class Gnetopsida) and Coniferophytina (class Coniferopsida); in some classifications the Coniferophytina are divided into three groups: Pinophytina (class Pinopsida) and Ginkgophytina (class Ginkgopsida) and Taxophytina (class Taxopsida)
{n: Hamamelidae, subclass Hamamelidae} a group of chiefly woody plants considered among the most primitive of angiosperms; perianth poorly developed or lacking; flowers often unisexual and often in catkins and often wind pollinated; contains 23 families including the Betulaceae and Fagaceae (includes the Amentiferae); sometimes classified as a superorder
{n: Hieracium, genus Hieracium} large genus of perennial hairy herbs of Europe to western Asia to northwestern Africa and North America; few are ornamental; often considered congeneric with Pilosella
{n: Horneophyton, genus Horneophyton} Devonian fossil plant considered one of the earliest forms of vascular land plants; similar to genus Rhynia but smaller
{n: Hylobatidae, family Hylobatidae} used in some classifications for the lesser apes (gibbons and siamangs); sometimes considered a subfamily of Pongidae
{n: Hypoderma, genus Hypoderma} in some classifications considered the type genus of the family Hypodermatidae: warble flies
{n: Ibero-mesornis} sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Cretaceous period having a vestigial tail; found in Spain; considered possibly the third most primitive of all birds
{n: Ishmael} (Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes
{n: Japanese} the language (usually considered to be Altaic) spoken by the Japanese
{n: Jesuitism, Jesuitry} the theology or the practices of the Jesuits (often considered to be casuistic)
{n: Katsuwonidae, family Kasuwonidae} in some classifications considered a separate family comprising the oceanic bonitos
{n: Kierkegaard, Soren Kierkegaard, Soren Aabye Kierkegaard} Danish philosopher who is generally considered. along with Nietzsche, to be a founder of existentialism (1813-1855)
{n: Kwan-yin, Kuan Yin} (Buddhism) a female Bodhisattva; often called goddess of mercy and considered an aspect of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara; identified with Japanese Kwannon
{n: Lagomorpha, order Lagomorpha} rabbits; hares; pikas; formerly considered the suborder Duplicidentata of the order Rodentia
{n: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry Latrobe} United States architect (born in England) whose works include the chambers of the United States Congress and the Supreme Court; considered the first professional architect in the United States (1764-1820)
{n: Lemuroidea, suborder Lemuroidea} Lemuridae; Lorisidae; Daubentoniidae; Indriidae; used in some classifications instead of Prosimii; in others considered a subdivision of Prosimii
{n: Levant cotton, Gossypium herbaceum} Old World annual having heart-shaped leaves and large seeds with short greyish lint removed with difficulty; considered an ancestor of modern short-staple cottons
{n: Louis IX, Saint Louis, St. Louis} king of France and son of Louis VIII; he led two unsuccessful crusades; considered an ideal medieval king (1214-1270)
{n: Lutra, genus Lutra} in some classifications considered a genus of the subfamily Lutrinae
{n: Lycopsida, class Lycopsida, Lycopodiate, class Lycopodiate} club mosses and related forms: includes Lycopodiales; Isoetales; Selaginellales; and extinct Lepidodendrales; sometimes considered a subdivision of Tracheophyta
{n: Maginot Line} a fortification built before World War II to protect France's eastern border; initially considered to be impregnable it was easily overrun by the Germans in 1940
{n: Maimonides, Moses Maimonides, Rabbi Moses Ben Maimon} Spanish philosopher considered the greatest Jewish scholar of the Middle Ages who codified Jewish law in the Talmud (1135-1204)
{n: Manteodea, suborder Manteodea} mantises; in former classifications considered a suborder of Orthoptera
{n: Marco Polo sheep, Marco Polo's sheep, Ovis poli} Asiatic wild sheep with exceptionally large horns; sometimes considered a variety of the argali (or Ovis ammon)
{n: Martyniaceae, family Martyniaceae} in most classifications not considered a separate family but included in the Pedaliaceae
{n: Mastotermes, genus Mastotermes} primitive genus of termites; mostly extinct; sometimes considered the most primitive Isoptera
{n: Matthew, Saint Matthew, St. Matthew, Saint Matthew the Apostle, St. Matthew the Apostle, Levi} (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
{n: Megaloptera, suborder Megaloptera} in some classifications considered a separate order: alderflies; dobsonflies; snake flies
{n: Melolonthidae, subfamily Melolonthidae} considered a separate family in some classification systems
{n: Messiah} Jesus Christ; considered by Christians to be the promised deliverer
{n: Mimidae, family Mimidae} sometimes considered a subfamily of Troglodytidae: mockingbirds; catbirds; thrashers
{n: Montezuma} evergreen tree with large leathery leaves and large pink to orange flowers; considered a link plant between families Bombacaceae and Sterculiaceae
{n: Ndebele, Matabele} a Bantu language sometimes considered a dialect of Zulu
{n: Nelumbonaceae, subfamily Nelumbonaceae} in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the single genus Nelumbo
{n: Nicklaus, Jack Nicklaus, Jack William Nicklaus} United States golfer considered by many to be the greatest golfer of all time (born in 1940)
{n: Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche} influential German philosopher remembered for his concept of the superman and for his rejection of Christian values; considered, along with Kierkegaard, to be a founder of existentialism (1844-1900)
{n: Nijinsky, Vaslav Nijinsky, Waslaw Nijinsky} Russian dancer considered by many to be the greatest dancer of the 20th century (1890-1950)
{n: Okinawa, Okinawa campaign} a campaign in the closing days of World War II in the Pacific (April to June 1945); in savage close-quarter fighting United States marines and regular army troops took the island from the Japanese; considered the greatest victory of the Pacific campaign for the Americans
{n: Omomyid, Omomyid group} extinct tiny nocturnal lower primates that fed on fruit and insects; abundant in North America and Europe 30 to 50 million years ago; probably gave rise to the tarsiers; some authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids but others consider them only cousins
{n: Ostariophysi, order Ostariophysi} in some classifications considered a superorder comprising the Cypriniformes and the Siluriformes
{n: Passeridae, family Passeridae} true sparrows: Old world birds formerly considered weaverbirds
{n: Pastor, subgenus Pastor} only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications considered a separate genus
{n: Paul, Saint Paul, St. Paul, Apostle Paul, Paul the Apostle, Apostle of the Gentiles, Saul, Saul of Tarsus} (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an apostle
"Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity"
{n: Percoidea, suborder Percoidea} in some classifications nearly or exactly equivalent to the Perciformes which are considered a suborder
{n: Peristediinae, subfamily Peristediinae} in some classifications considered a subfamily of Triglidae comprising the armored searobins
{n: Phasmida, order Phasmida, Phasmatodea, order Phasmatodea} in some classifications considered a suborder of Orthoptera: stick insects; leaf insects
{n: Phegopteris, genus Phegopteris} beech ferns: genus is variously classified: considered alternative name for genus Dryopteris or included in genus Thelypteris
{n: Phytomastigina, subclass Phytomastigina} plantlike flagellates containing chlorophyll; often considered unicellular algae
{n: Pilosella, genus Pilosella} genus of hairy perennial herbs with horizontal rhizomes and leafy or underground stolons; Eurasia and North Africa; often considered congeneric with Hieracium
{n: Polyplacophora, class Polyplacophora} small class of marine mollusks comprising the chitons; sometimes considered an order of the subclass Amphineura
{n: Pongidae, family Pongidae} usually considered as comprising orangutans; gorillas; chimpanzees; and sometimes gibbons
{n: Prosimii, suborder Prosimii} not used in all classifications; in some classifications considered coextensive with the Lemuroidea; in others includes both Lemuroidea and Tarsioidea
{n: Protozoa, phylum Protozoa} in some classifications considered a superphylum or a subkingdom; comprises flagellates; ciliates; sporozoans; amoebas; foraminifers
{n: Pteridophyta, division Pteridophyta} containing all the vascular plants that do not bear seeds: ferns, horsetails, club mosses, and whisk ferns; in some classifications considered a subdivision of Tracheophyta
{n: Pythagoras} Greek philosopher and mathematician who proved the Pythagorean theorem; considered to be the first true mathematician (circa 580-500 BC)
{n: Pythoninae, subfamily Pythoninae} Old World boas: pythons; in some classifications considered a separate family from Boidae
{n: Salafism, Salafi movement} a militant group of extremist Sunnis who believe themselves the only correct interpreters of the Koran and consider moderate Muslims to be infidels; seek to convert all Muslims and to insure that its own fundamentalist version of Islam will dominate the world
{n: Santa Cruz cypress, Cupressus abramsiana, Cupressus goveniana abramsiana} rare California cypress taller than but closely related to gowen cypress and sometimes considered the same species
{n: Sardinian} the Italian dialect spoken in Sardinia; sometimes considered a separate language with many loan words from Spanish
{n: Scandentia, order Scandentia} a small order comprising only the tree shrews: in some classifications tree shrews are considered either primates (and included in the suborder Prosimii) or true insectivores (and included in the order Insectivora)
{n: Scandinavia} a group of culturally related countries in northern Europe; Finland and Iceland are sometimes considered Scandinavian
{n: Sciadopityaceae, family Sciadopityaceae} family comprising a single genus that until recently was considered part of Taxodiaceae
{n: Shakespeare, William Shakespeare, Shakspere, William Shakspere, Bard of Avon} English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
{n: Shema} a liturgical prayer (considered to be the essence of Jewish religion) that is recited at least twice daily by adult Jewish males to declare their faith
"as soon as Leonard learned to talk he was taught to recite the first words of the Shema, the creed of Judaism which originated on Sinai with Moses and is recited daily"
{n: Sinornis} sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Jurassic period to the Cretaceous period having a keeled breastbone and vestigial tail; found in China; considered possibly the second most primitive of all birds
{n: Spinus, genus Spinus} in some classifications considered a subgenus of Carduelis: siskins and New World goldfinches
{n: Sylviidae, family Sylviidae} in some classifications considered a subfamily (Sylviinae) of the family Muscicapidae: Old World (true) warblers; American kinglets and gnatcatchers
{n: Synapsida, subclass Synapsida} extinct reptiles of the Permian to Jurassic considered ancestral to mammals
{n: Tardigrada, class Tardigrada} in some classifications considered a separate phylum: microscopic arachnid-like invertebrates living in water or damp moss having 4 pairs of legs and instead of a mouth a pair of stylets or needlelike piercing organs connected with the pharynx
{n: Taxidea, genus Taxidea} in some classifications considered a genus of subfamily Melinae
{n: Taxodiaceae, subfamily Taxodiaceae, redwood family} coniferous trees; traditionally considered an independent family though recently included in Cupressaceae in some classification systems
{n: Thallophyta} used only in former classifications: comprising what is now considered a heterogeneous assemblage of flowerless and seedless organisms: algae; bacteria; fungi; lichens
{n: Thelypteris, genus Thelypteris} marsh ferns: in some classification systems considered part of genus Dryopteris in family Dryopteridaceae
{n: Torah, Pentateuch, Laws} the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
{n: Triglinae, subfamily Triglinae} in some classifications considered a subfamily of Triglidae comprising searobins having ordinary scales and no barbels (true searobins)
{n: Trilliaceae, family Trilliaceae, trillium family} small family of herbs having flowers with 3 petals and 3 sepals; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae
{n: Tupaiidae, family Tupaiidae} tree shrews; in some classifications tree shrews are considered prosimian primates
{n: Turdidae, family Turdidae} thrushes; in some classifications considered a subfamily (Turdinae) of the family Muscicapidae
{n: Ummah, Umma, Muslim Ummah, Islamic Ummah, Islam Nation} the Muslim community or people, considered to extend from Mauritania to Pakistan
"moderate Muslims urge the Ummah to reject the terrorism of radical Muslims"
{n: Utopia, Zion, Sion} an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal
{n: Varuna} in Vedism, god of the night sky who with his thousand eyes watches over human conduct and judges good and evil and punishes evildoers; often considered king of the Hindu gods and frequently paired with Mitra as an upholder of the world
{n: Verne, Jules Verne} French writer who is considered the father of science fiction (1828-1905)
{n: Vesalius, Andreas Vesalius} a Flemish surgeon who is considered the father of modern anatomy (1514-1564)
{n: Vespula, genus Vespula} sometimes considered a subgenus of Vespa: social wasps
{n: Vestris, Gaetan Vestris} Italian dancing-master for Louis XVI who was considered the greatest dancer of his day; he was the first to discard the mask in mime (1729-1808)
{n: Viscaceae, family Viscaceae, mistletoe family} in some classifications considered a subfamily of Loranthaceae
{n: Watson, John Broadus Watson} United States psychologist considered the founder of behavioristic psychology (1878-1958)
{n: Weber, E. H. Weber, Ernst Heinrich Weber} German physiologist who studied sensory responses to stimuli and is considered the father of psychophysics (1795-1878)
{n: Zoomastigina, subclass Zoomastigina} in some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; holozoic or saprozoic flagellates
{n: abstractness} the quality of being considered apart from a specific instance or object
<-> concreteness
{n: acting out} (psychiatry) the display of previously inhibited emotions (often in actions rather than words); considered to be healthy and therapeutic
{n: aerospace} the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole
{n: agenda item} one of the items to be considered
{n: aluminum business, aluminum industry} manufacturers of aluminum considered as a group
{n: archaebacteria, archaebacterium, archaeobacteria, archeobacteria} considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae
{n: archaeopteryx, archeopteryx, Archaeopteryx lithographica} extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds
{n: arrangement} an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging
"a flower arrangement"
{n: aspect} a characteristic to be considered
{n: aspersion, slur} a disparaging remark
"in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion"
"it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility"
{n: asymptote} a straight line that is the limiting value of a curve; can be considered as tangent at infinity
"the asymptote of the curve"
{n: aurochs, urus, Bos primigenius} large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle
{n: automobile industry} the manufacturers of automobiles considered collectively
{n: avatar} the manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in human or superhuman or animal form
"the Buddha is considered an avatar of the god Vishnu"
{n: babbler, cackler} any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae
{n: bacteria, bacterium} (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered plants
{n: base metal} a metal that is common and not considered precious
"lead, iron, copper, tin, and zinc are base metals"
{n: bishop} a clergyman having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve apostles of Christ
{n: blind} people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
"he spent hours reading to the blind"
{n: blood pressure} the pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels; results from the systole of the left ventricle of the heart; sometimes measured for a quick evaluation of a person's health
"adult blood pressure is considered normal at 120/80 where the first number is the systolic pressure and the second is the diastolic pressure"
{n: body} a collection of particulars considered as a system
"a body of law"
"a body of doctrine"
"a body of precedents"
{n: booboisie} class consisting of all those who are considered boobs
{n: bosom} the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
"his bosom was bursting with the secret"
{n: bowdlerization, bowdlerisation} the act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecent
{n: boy scout} a man who is considered naive
{n: caliph, calif, kaliph, kalif, khalif, khalifah} the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth
"many radical Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands and people and subjugate the rest of the world"
{n: camp} something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality
"the living room was pure camp"
{n: candidate, prospect} someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)
{n: cannabis, marijuana, marihuana, ganja} the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect
{n: capital offense} a crime so serious that capital punishment is considered appropriate
{n: cardinality} (mathematics) the number of elements in a set or group (considered as a property of that grouping)
{n: carnivore} any animal that feeds on flesh
"Tyrannosaurus Rex was a large carnivore"
"insectivorous plants are considered carnivores"
{n: censor} a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable
{n: center of gravity, centre of gravity} the point within something at which gravity can be considered to act; in uniform gravity it is equal to the center of mass
{n: chickenshit} a false statement that is considered to indicate timidity or fear
{n: code of conduct, code of behavior} a set of conventional principles and expectations that are considered binding on any person who is a member of a particular group
{n: cogitation} a carefully considered thought about something
"his cogitations were dutifully recorded in his daybook"
{n: cold fusion} nuclear fusion at or near room temperatures; claims to have discovered it are generally considered to have been mistaken
{n: collectible, collectable} things considered to be worth collecting (not necessarily valuable or antique)
{n: collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage} several things grouped together or considered as a whole
{n: colored person, colored} a United States term for Blacks that is now considered offensive
{n: commercialization, commercialisation} the act of commercializing something; involving something in commerce
"my father considered the commercialization of Christmas to be a sacrilege"
"the government tried to accelerate the commercialization of this development"
"both companies will retain control over the commercialization of their own products"
{n: committee, commission} a special group delegated to consider some matter
"a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle
{n: common opossum, Didelphis virginiana, Didelphis marsupialis} omnivorous opossum of the eastern United States; noted for feigning death when in danger; esteemed as food in some areas; considered same species as the crab-eating opossum of South America
{n: composite, composite plant} considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers
{n: compromise} an accommodation in which both sides make concessions
"the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual'"
{n: condescension, superciliousness, disdainfulness} the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
{n: confectionery} candy and other sweets considered collectively
"the business decided to concentrate on confectionery and soft drinks"
{n: construction, grammatical construction, expression} a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
"I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner"
<-> misconstruction
{n: consultation} a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question
"frequent consultations with his lawyer"
"a consultation of several medical specialists"
{n: crime, law-breaking} (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
"a long record of crimes"
{n: crosscheck} an instance of confirming something by considering information from several sources
{n: crowd} a large number of things or people considered together
"a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers"
{n: dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat} something considered choice to eat
{n: darnel, tare, bearded darnel, cheat, Lolium temulentum} weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
{n: demimonde} a class of woman not considered respectable because of indiscreet or promiscuous behavior
{n: descendant, descendent} a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
<-> ancestor
{n: detail, item, point} an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
"several of the details are similar"
"a point of information"
{n: detail, particular, item} a small part that can be considered separately from the whole
"it was perfect in all details"
{n: dirty word} a word that is considered to be unmentionable
"`failure' is a dirty word to him"
{n: division Archaebacteria} in some classifications considered a kingdom
{n: domestic llama, Lama peruana} used in the Andes as a beast of burden and source of wool; considered a domesticated variety of the guanaco
{n: dryopithecine} considered a possible ancestor to both anthropoid apes and humans
{n: ecumenical council} (early Christian church) one of seven gatherings of bishops from around the known world under the presidency of the Pope to regulate matters of faith and morals and discipline
"the first seven councils through 787 are considered to be ecumenical councils by both the Roman Catholic church and the Eastern Orthodox church but the next fourteen councils are considered ecumenical only by the Roman Catholic church"
{n: enchantress, temptress, siren, Delilah, femme fatale} a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
{n: ensemble, tout ensemble} an assemblage of parts or details (as in a work of art) considered as forming a whole
{n: ethics committee, ethics panel} a committee appointed to consider ethical issues
{n: euphemism} an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive
<-> dysphemism
{n: eurypterid} large extinct scorpion-like arthropod considered related to horseshoe crabs
{n: excogitator} a thinker who considers carefully and thoroughly
{n: farming, land} agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life
"farming is a strenuous life"
"there's no work on the land any more"
{n: femininity, muliebrity} the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women
<-> masculinity
{n: filth, crud, skank} any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant
{n: finance committee} a committee appointed to consider financial issues
{n: first strike} the initial use of nuclear weapons to attack a country that also has nuclear weapons; considered feasible only when the attacker can destroy the other country's ability to retaliate
"the Pakistani president promised no first strike against India"
{n: gayal, mithan, Bibos frontalis} ox of southeast Asia sometimes considered a domesticated breed of the gaur
{n: gene, cistron, factor} (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
"genes were formerly called factors"
{n: genus Agave} type genus of the Agavaceae; in some classifications considered a genus of Amaryllidaceae
{n: genus Ambrosia} comprising the ragweeds; in some classification considered the type genus of a separate family Ambrosiaceae
{n: genus Bison} sometimes considered a subgenus of genus Bos: American buffalo
{n: genus Dracaena} Old World tropical plants with branches ending in tufts of sword-shaped leaves; in some classifications considered a genus of Liliaceae
{n: genus Lobelia} in some classifications considered the type genus of a separate family Lobeliaceae
{n: genus Proconsul} genus of extinct primitive African primates of the Miocene epoch; sometimes considered a subgenus of Dryopithecus
{n: genus Sansevieria} Old World tropical herbaceous perennial of the agave family; in some classifications considered a genus of Liliaceae
{n: genus Sequoia} redwoods; until recently considered a genus of a separate family Taxodiaceae
{n: genus Sisymbrium} genus of Old World annual or biennial or perennial herbs with racemose flowers; many are considered to be weeds
{n: genus Yucca} tropical American plants with stiff lancelike leaves and spikes of white blossoms; sometimes considered a genus of Amaryllidaceae
{n: giant panda, panda, panda bear, coon bear, Ailuropoda melanoleuca} large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a member of the bear family or of a separate family Ailuropodidae
{n: government bond} a bond that is an IOU on the United States Treasury; considered the safest security in the investment world
{n: granadilla, sweet granadilla, Passiflora ligularis} considered best for fruit
{n: group therapy, group psychotherapy} psychotherapy in which a small group of individuals meet with a therapist; interactions among the members are considered to be therapeutic
{n: group, grouping} any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
{n: hard drug} a narcotic that is considered relatively strong and likely to cause addiction
<-> soft drug
{n: heirloom} (law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance
{n: heroin, diacetylmorphine} a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush
{n: holistic medicine} medical care of the whole person considered as subject to personal and social as well as organic factors
"holistic medicine treats the mind as well as the body"
{n: hop clover, shamrock, lesser yellow trefoil, Trifolium dubium} clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock
{n: human reproductive cloning} the reproductive cloning of a sentient human being; generally considered ethically unacceptable
{n: hydrochlorofluorocarbon, HCFC} a fluorocarbon that is replacing chlorofluorocarbon as a refrigerant and propellant in aerosol cans; considered to be somewhat less destructive to the atmosphere
{n: hypothetical} a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.
"consider the following, just as a hypothetical"
{n: instrumentalism} a system of pragmatic philosophy that considers idea to be instruments that should guide our actions and their value is measured by their success
{n: interrogative mood, interrogative} some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood
{n: jaguar, panther, Panthera onca, Felis onca} a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis
{n: job candidate} an applicant who is being considered for a job
{n: justification} something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary
"he considered misrule a justification for revolution"
{n: kaki, Himantopus novae-zelandiae} blackish stilt of New Zealand sometimes considered a color phase of the white-headed stilt
{n: landed gentry, squirearchy} the gentry who own land (considered as a class)
{n: lesser panda, red panda, panda, bear cat, cat bear, Ailurus fulgens} reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas
{n: lifeblood} the blood considered as the seat of vitality
{n: magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion, deception} an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
{n: majority, legal age} the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs
<-> minority
{n: malt, malt liquor} a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer
{n: masculinity} the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men
<-> femininity
{n: master race, Herrenvolk} a race that considers itself superior to all others and fitted to rule the others
{n: menstrual phase} the phase of the menstrual cycle during which the lining of the uterus is shed (the first day of menstrual flow is considered day 1 of the menstrual cycle)
{n: mujahid} a Muslim engaged in what he considers to be a jihad
{n: natural childbirth} labor and childbirth without medical intervention; no drugs are given to relieve pain or aid the birth process
"natural childbirth is considered the safest for the baby"
{n: natural order} the physical universe considered as an orderly system subject to natural (not human or supernatural) laws
{n: night} the dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit
"three nights later he collapsed"
{n: nursling, nurseling, suckling} an infant considered in relation to its nurse
{n: object-oriented database} a database in which the operations carried out on information items (data objects) are considered part of their definition
{n: octet, octette, eightsome} eight people considered as a unit
{n: octet, octette} a set of eight similar things considered as a unit
{n: offal} viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans
{n: ordering, order, ordination} logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements
"we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation"
{n: organism} a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
"the social organism"
{n: outsider} a contestant (human or animal) not considered to have a good chance to win
{n: pair, brace} a set of two similar things considered as a unit
{n: pair} two people considered as a unit
{n: parity, para} (obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered
"the parity of the mother must be considered"
"a bipara is a woman who has given birth to two children"
{n: partial derivative, partial} the derivative of a function of two or more variables with respect to a single variable while the other variables are considered to be constant
{n: particulate, particulate matter} a small discrete mass of solid or liquid matter that remains individually dispersed in gas or liquid emissions (usually considered to be an atmospheric pollutant)
{n: patois} a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard
{n: patrial} a person who has the right to be considered legally a British citizen (by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent)
{n: patron saint} a saint who is considered to be a defender of some group or nation
{n: pattern} a model considered worthy of imitation
"the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics"
{n: peerage, baronage} the peers of a kingdom considered as a group
{n: philosophizer, philosophiser} someone who considers situations from a philosophical point of view
{n: placoderm} fishlike vertebrate with bony plates on head and upper body; dominant in seas and rivers during the Devonian; considered the earliest vertebrate with jaws
{n: plaster saint} a person (considered to be) without human failings
"he's no plaster saint"
{n: point of view, viewpoint, stand, standpoint} a mental position from which things are viewed
"we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians"
"teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events"
{n: polyanthus, Primula polyantha} florists' primroses; considered a complex hybrid derived from oxlip, cowslip, and common primrose
{n: poor people, poor} people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)
"the urban poor need assistance"
<-> rich people, rich
{n: populace, public, world} people in general considered as a whole
"he is a hero in the eyes of the public"
{n: position, view, perspective} a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
"consider what follows from the positivist view"
{n: powerhouse} a team considered to be the best of its class
{n: pygmy cypress, Cupressus pigmaea, Cupressus goveniana pigmaea} rare small cypress native to northern California; sometimes considered the same species as gowen cypress
{n: quartet, quartette, foursome} four people considered as a unit
"he joined a barbershop quartet"
"the foursome teed off before 9 a.m."
{n: quartet, quartette, quadruplet, quadruple} a set of four similar things considered as a unit
{n: queen} something personified as a woman who is considered the best or most important of her kind
"Paris is the queen of cities"
"the queen of ocean liners"
{n: quintet, quintette, fivesome} five people considered as a unit
{n: quintet, quintette, quintuplet, quintuple} a set of five similar things considered as a unit
{n: radon, Rn, atomic number 86} a radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium; the heaviest of the inert gasses; occurs naturally (especially in areas over granite) and is considered a hazard to health
{n: rate} a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure
"the literacy rate"
"the retention rate"
"the dropout rate"
{n: red fox, Vulpes fulva} New World fox; often considered the same species las the Old World fox
{n: red fox, Vulpes vulpes} the common Old World fox; having reddish-brown fur; commonly considered a single circumpolar species
{n: red jungle fowl, Gallus gallus} a jungle fowl of southeastern Asia that is considered ancestral to the domestic fowl
{n: res gestae} rule of evidence that covers words that are so closely associated with an occurrence that the words are considered part of the occurrence and as such their report does not violate the hearsay rule
{n: rich people, rich} people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group)
"only the very rich benefit from this legislation"
<-> poor people, poor
{n: sapiential book, wisdom book, wisdom literature} any of the biblical books (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus) that are considered to contain wisdom
{n: sassaby, topi, Damaliscus lunatus} a large South African antelope; considered the swiftest hoofed mammal
{n: scarab, scarabaeus, Scarabaeus sacer} scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians
{n: self} a person considered as a unique individual
"one's own self"
{n: septet, septette, sevensome} seven people considered as a unit
{n: septet, septette} a set of seven similar things considered as a unit
{n: severable contract} a contract in which in the event of a breach by one of the parties can be considered as several independent agreements expressed in a single instrument
{n: sextet, sextette, sestet} a set of six similar things considered as a unit
{n: sextet, sextette, sixsome} six people considered as a unit
{n: significant digit, significant figure} any digit of a number that is known with certainty; any digit of a number beginning with the leftmost non-zero digit and ending with the rightmost non-zero digit (or a zero considered to be the exact value)
"he calculated the answer to four significant figures"
{n: sissy, pantywaist, pansy, milksop, Milquetoast} a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
{n: slang, slang expression, slang term} informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar
"their speech was full of slang expressions"
{n: smithereens} a collection of small fragments considered as a whole
"Berlin was bombed to smithereens"
"his hopes were dashed to smithereens"
"I wanted to smash him to smithereens"
"the toilet bowl ws blown to smithereens"
{n: social activity} activity considered appropriate on social occasions
{n: social organization, social organisation, social structure, social system, structure} the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships
"the social organization of England and America is very different"
"sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family"
{n: soft drug} a drug of abuse that is considered relatively mild and not likely to cause addiction
<-> hard drug
{n: sowbane, red goosefoot, Chenopodium hybridum} herb considered fatal to swine
{n: stag party, smoker} a party for men only (or one considered suitable for men only)
{n: stagnation, stagnancy, doldrums} a state of inactivity (in business or art etc)
"economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation"
{n: subgenus Azalea, Azaleastrum, subgenus Azaleastrum} group of evergreen or deciduous shrubs formerly considered a separate genus; now included in the genus Rhododendron
{n: suburbia} suburbanites considered as a cultural class or subculture
{n: success} a state of prosperity or fame
"he is enjoying great success"
"he does not consider wealth synonymous with success"
<-> failure
{n: sun} a person considered as a source of warmth or energy or glory etc
{n: sweet false chamomile, wild chamomile, German chamomile, Matricaria recutita, Matricaria chamomilla} annual Eurasian herb similar in fragrance and medicinal uses to chamomile though taste is more bitter and effect is considered inferior
{n: system} the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole
"exercise helped him get the alcohol out of his system"
{n: technicality, trifle, triviality} a detail that is considered insignificant
{n: tenantry} tenants of an estate considered as a group
{n: test drive} test of the roadworthiness of a vehicle one is considering buying
{n: therapsid, protomammal} probably warm-blooded; considered direct ancestor of mammals
{n: thing} any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence
"the thing I like about her is ..."
{n: thinking, thought, thought process, cerebration, intellection, mentation} the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
"thinking always made him frown"
"she paused for thought"
{n: time} a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something
"take time to smell the roses"
"I didn't have time to finish"
"it took more than half my time"
{n: trio, threesome, triad, trinity} three people considered as a unit
{n: trio, triad, triplet, triple} a set of three similar things considered as a unit
{n: trivium} (Middle Ages) an introductory curriculum at a medieval university involving grammar and logic and rhetoric; considered to be a triple way to eloquence
{n: troponymy, troponomy} the place names of a region or a language considered collectively
{n: trusty} a convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges
{n: unearned income, unearned revenue} (accounting) income received but not yet earned (usually considered a current liability on a company's balance sheet)
{n: unemployed people, unemployed} people who are involuntarily out of work (considered as a group)
"the long-term unemployed need assistance"
{n: unidentified flying object, UFO, flying saucer} an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins
{n: value, economic value} the amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else
"he tried to estimate the value of the produce at normal prices"
{n: variable} something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation
"the weather is one variable to be considered"
{n: varmint, varment} any usually predatory wild animal considered undesirable; e.g., coyote
{n: victimless crime} an act that is legally a crime but that seem to have no victims
"he considers prostitution to be a victimless crime"
{n: weaponry, arms, implements of war, weapons system, munition} weapons considered collectively
{n: whole} all of something including all its component elements or parts
"Europe considered as a whole"
"the whole of American literature"
{n: window} the time period that is considered best for starting or finishing something
"the expanded window will give us time to catch the thieves"
"they had a window of less than an hour when an attack would have succeeded"
{n: workstation} a desktop digital computer that is conventionally considered to be more powerful than a microcomputer
{n: worldly concern, earthly concern, world, earth} the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife
"they consider the church to be independent of the world"
{n: world} a part of the earth that can be considered separately
"the outdoor world"
"the world of insects"
{n: writing, written material, piece of writing} the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
"the writing in her novels is excellent"
"that editorial was a fine piece of writing"
{n: yearling} a racehorse considered one year old until the second Jan. 1 following its birth
{n: yellow loosestrife, garden loosestrife, Lysimachia vulgaris} frequently considered a weed; Europe and Asia
{n: youth culture} young adults (a generational unit) considered as a cultural class or subculture
{v: abstract} consider a concept without thinking of a specific example ; consider abstractly or theoretically
{v: abstract} consider apart from a particular case or instance
"Let's abstract away from this particular example"
{v: accept} consider or hold as true
"I cannot accept the dogma of this church"
"accept an argument"
<-> reject
{v: accept} react favorably to ; consider right and proper
"People did not accept atonal music at that time"
"We accept the idea of universal health care"
{v: analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas} consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
"analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"
"analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"
"analyze your real motives"
{v: ask, require, expect} consider obligatory ; request and expect
"We require our secretary to be on time"
"Aren't we asking too much of these children?"
"I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"
{v: bethink} cause oneself to consider something
{v: bethink} consider or ponder something carefully
"She bethought her of their predicament"
{v: bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten} edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
"bowdlerize a novel"
{v: call} consider or regard as being
"I would not call her beautiful"
{v: capitalize, capitalise} consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses
{v: cogitate} consider carefully and deeply ; reflect upon ; turn over in one's mind
{v: compare, liken, equate} consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
"We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans"
"You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed"
{v: condescend, deign, descend} do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
{v: consider, count, weigh} show consideration for ; take into account
"You must consider her age"
"The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient"
{v: consider, debate, moot, turn over, deliberate} think about carefully ; weigh
"They considered the possibility of a strike"
"Turn the proposal over in your mind"
{v: consider, take, deal, look at} take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
"Take the case of China"
"Consider the following case"
{v: consider} regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem
"Please consider your family"
{v: contemplate} consider as a possibility
"I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job"
{v: dally, trifle, play} consider not very seriously
"He is trifling with her"
"She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"
{v: deify} consider as a god or god-like
"These young men deify financial success"
{v: delay} act later than planned, scheduled, or required
"Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"
{v: disapprove} consider bad or wrong
<-> approve
{v: discourse, talk about, discuss} to consider or examine in speech or writing
"The article covered all the different aspects of this question"
"The class discussed Dante's `Inferno'"
{v: dismiss, throw out} cease to consider ; put out of judicial consideration
"This case is dismissed!"
{v: do justice, do-well by} treat or consider adequately or fairly
"To do him justice, he is brilliant"
{v: doubt} consider unlikely or have doubts about
"I doubt that she will accept his proposal of marriage"
{v: exclude, except, leave out, leave off, omit, take out} prevent from being included or considered or accepted
"The bad results were excluded from the report"
"Leave off the top piece"
<-> include
{v: expect} consider reasonable or due
"I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed"
{v: favor, favour} consider as the favorite
"The local team was favored"
{v: idealize, idealise} consider or render as ideal
"She idealized her husband after his death"
{v: identify} consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else
"He identified with the refugees"
{v: identify} consider to be equal or the same
"He identified his brother as one of the fugitives"
{v: include} consider as part of something
"I include you in the list of culprits"
<-> exclude
{v: like} feel about or towards ; consider, evaluate, or regard
"How did you like the President's speech last night?"
{v: make} consider as being
"It wasn't the problem some people made it"
{v: peruse} examine or consider with attention and in detail
"Please peruse this report at your leisure"
{v: prefigure} imagine or consider beforehand
"It wasn't as bad as I had prefigured"
{v: premeditate} consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand
"premeditated murder"
{v: reconsider} consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, in legislation
{v: reconsider} consider again ; give new consideration to ; usually with a view to changing
"Won't you reconsider your decision?"
{v: reconvene} meet again
"The bill will be considered when the Legislature reconvenes next Fall"
{v: regard, consider} look at attentively
{v: reify} consider an abstract concept to be real
{v: relativize, relativise} consider or treat as relative
{v: reverence, fear, revere, venerate} regard with feelings of respect and reverence ; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
"Fear God as your father"
"We venerate genius"
{v: see, consider, reckon, view, regard} deem to be
"She views this quite differently from me"
"I consider her to be shallow"
"I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"
{v: smash} overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful)
"The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off"
{v: study, consider} give careful consideration to
"consider the possibility of moving"
{v: subordinate} rank or order as less important or consider of less value
"Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools"
{v: subsume, colligate} consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle
{v: survey, appraise} consider in a comprehensive way
"He appraised the situation carefully before acting"
{v: think of, repute, regard as, look upon, look on, esteem, take to be} look on as or consider
"she looked on this affair as a joke"
"He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"
"He is reputed to be intelligent"
{v: think out} consider carefully and rationally
"Every detail has been thought out"
{v: think twice} consider and reconsider carefully
"Think twice before you have a child"
{v: think, believe, consider, conceive} judge or regard ; look upon ; judge
"I think he is very smart"
"I believe her to be very smart"
"I think that he is her boyfriend"
"The racist conceives such people to be inferior"
{v: treat} regard or consider in a specific way
"I treated his advances as a joke"
{v: view, consider, look at} look at carefully ; study mentally
"view a problem"
{v: vivisect} cut (a body) open while still alive
"people no longer vivisect animals--it's considered unethical"
Said Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. Craig Quigley " We don't consider this a security issue at all.
五角大楼发言人海军少将克雷格·奎格利说： "我们根本不认为这是一个安全问题。
It is a business issue. "
那是一个生意问题。 "
Michael Manheim, editor of the The Cambridge Companion to Eugene O'Neill, who considers O'Neill to be the leading American playwright of the 20th century, says his neurological condition is why O'Neill stopped writing plays in the 1940s.
《尤金·奥尼尔剑桥爱好者杂志》的编辑迈克尔·曼海姆认为奥尼尔是美国 20世纪最杰出的戏剧作家。他说是奥尼尔的神经病症状使得他在 20世纪 40年代就停止了写作。
These uses, along with the cloning of dead loved ones, are unethical:
克隆技术的这些用途和对死去的亲人的克隆，都是不道德的：
they inevitably diminish the new individual's sense of esteem and identity because they may consider themselves to be the product of an assembly line.
这样不可避免地会降低新个体的人格和尊严的意识，因为这些克隆人可能认为自己只是一条装配线上生产出来的产品。
The Department of Corrections says it is not considering introducing meditation programmes at a national level.
管教部门称，不打算进行全国性的沉思冥想术推介工作。
The range of services and products makes sense considering the contrast between satisfying a diplomat's personal banking needs, for which First Union's offshore mutual funds or an investment in its " tax-efficient " products may be appropriate, and the requirements of the defence, trade and industry, economy and cultural sections of an embassy.
服务及产品的范围使得有必要考虑满足一个外交官的个人银行业务需要－在这一方面，第一联合公司的国外投资信托或在其 "税效 "产品上的投资可能较为合适－与满足一个使馆的防卫、贸易和工业、经济及文化各部门需要之间的显著差异。
What Martin Hemomo considers unusual was that he didn't grow out of the rebellious behaviour as most of his mates did.
马钉海默默认为不寻常的是，他不像大多数同伙那样长大以后就改掉了叛逆的行为。
His real interest was epistemology--the theory of knowledge--which, like physics, was considered a branch of philosophy until Piaget came along and made it a science.
他的真正的兴趣在于认识论－知识的理论，这门学科就像物理学那样，一直被认为是哲学的一个分支，直到皮雅杰出来研究才将它变成了一门独立的科学。
According to 1991 data from the Seimei Hoken Bunka Center of Japan, 50% of Japanese youth aged 16 to 19 can be labeled " self-centered ", compared with 33% among those aged 25 to 29 To earn the self-centered label, the young people responded positively to such ideas as " I would like to make decisions without considering traditional values " and " I don't want to do anything I can't enjoy doing ".
根据日本生命保险文化中心 1991年的数据， 50％的 16到 19岁的日本青年可被列为 "以自我为中心 "，则比之下在 25到 29岁的青年中这一数字仅为 33％。对诸如 "我作决定时无意考虑传统价值观 "和 "我不想做我无法喜欢做的任何事情 "这样的想法持肯定态度为青年人赢得了以自我为中心的标签。
Consider how useful it might be to check in a few seconds when the next bus is coming, the weather forecast and what is on TV or at the movies tonight.
想想在几秒钟之内即可查寻得知下一趟公共汽车何时到达、天气预报和今晚的电视节目或电影放映等信息，它将会是多么的有用埃
Consider, too, that 62 per cent of the population in Finland use a mobile and that in the 15-25 age bracket the number is nudging 90 per cent.
今年的目标是将其收入增加 35％，达到 190亿美元。还有一个值得考虑的因素是，芬兰有 62％的人使用手机，在 15-25岁年龄段中，这一比例接近 90%。
He seemed to consider this a sign that I wanted to be friendly. He ran around the car like a happy child, making loud sounds of pleasure.
他似乎认为这是我要表示友好的信号，像个快活的孩子似地绕着车子奔跑起来，欢乐地高声大叫。
But the simple handshake has a potency few of us stop to consider.
但这简单一握的潜在力量，我们却很少有人去细想过。
Twenty years ago a woman who shook hands with men on her own initiative was usually viewed as too forward.
30年以前，一个女人如果主动去和男人握手，通常会被认为是爱出风头。
and many consider the old-style " social kiss " to be unprofessional if not patronizing.
－许多人反而认为旧式的 "社交接吻 "即使不是傲慢无礼也是违背职业惯例的。
Human error is not the only concern. Even some professionally performed tests are not considered foolproof.
可虑的不只是人的失误，即使某些专业人员作的测试也不能认为是万无一失的。
Indeed, promoter Bob Arum, who manages welterweight champ Oscar De La Hoya, dropped Lucia Rijker, considered to be among the sport's best fighters, and now sets bouts for an NFL cheerleader, a topless dancer and boxing's infamous Playboy cover girl Mia St. John.
的确如此，赞助商鲍伯·阿拉姆放弃了被认为是最好的女拳手之一的露西亚·瑞契科，转而经管次中量级冠军奥斯卡·德·拉·霍亚的赛事。现在他正为全美橄榄球赛的啦啦队长米娅·圣约翰组织比赛。她是一位无上装舞蹈演员，拳击圈里声名狼藉的《花花公子》的封面女郎。
Now, because of the bridge, the Copenhagen region is being considered as the new center.
现在，由于大桥的建立，哥本哈根地区成了一个新的中心。
Regardless, according to Gage, it's probably worth considering.
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