muse
n
1 the Muses [pl]
(in Greek or Roman myth) the nine goddesses, daughters of Zeus or Jupiter, who protected and encouraged poetry, music, dancing, history and other branches of art and literature (希腊或罗马神话中的)缪斯(九位女神, 均为宙斯或朱庇特之女, 专管诗歌、 音乐、 舞蹈、 历史及其他文艺科目).
2 [C] (rhet 修辞) spirit that inspires a creative artist, esp a poet 艺术家(尤指诗人)的创作灵感
His muse had deserted him, and he could no longer write. 他已无灵感, 不能再写作了.
muse v
1 [I, Ipr] ~ (about/over/on/upon sth) think in a deep or concentrated way, ignoring what is happening around one 沉思; 冥想
sit musing on the events of the day, memories of the past, etc 坐著默默反省日间的事、 缅怀往事.
2 [Tn] say (sth) to oneself in a thoughtful way 沉思自语说(某事)
`I wonder if I shall ever see them again,' he mused. `我不知道是否还能再见到他们,'他沉思自问.
When work continued, one man lit a cigarette as he was working, but, finding it had a strange taste, he put it out.
随后他们继续干活,一个工人在干活时点燃了一支香烟。可是他觉得有一股怪味,他就把烟灭了。
I think it is important to understand the relations between parents and their children. They spend time, energy and money in bringing up children and providing them with what they need. Then, as with young birds, the time comes for the young to leave. As