用法小结：
① consider doing sth. 考虑做某事
② consider sb (to be / as)... 认为／觉得某人……
③ consider that- clause 认为……
④ take sth into consideration 考虑
⑤ under consideration 在考虑中
具体用法解析
1. 表示“考虑”，其后可接名词、动名词或从句作宾语（consider用在主动句子中不能接不定式作宾语；在被动句子中可以后接动词不定式的各种时态或语态）。如：
Please consider my suggestion. 请考虑我的建议。
You should consider other people before you act.
你在行动之前应当考虑到别人。
She considers that it is too early to form a definite conclusion.
她认为现在下确切的结论还为时过早。
We need to consider how the law might be reformed.
我们得斟酌法律应如何修订。
He was considering what to do next.
他在考虑下一步怎么办。
We're considering buying a new car.
我们在考虑买一辆新车。
She is considering going to Europe.
她在考虑去欧洲。
He is considering taking legal action against the hospital.
他正考虑起诉这家医院。
I had seriously considered telling the story from the point of view of the wives...
我认真考虑过从为人妻者的视角来讲述这个故事。
She is considering whether to accept the tourists' advice.
她正在考虑是否接受游客们的建议。
Henry Moore is considered to be the father of modern British sculpture.
亨利∙穆尔被认为是现代英国雕塑之父。
He's generally considered to have the finest tenor voice in the country.
普遍认为他是全国最佳男高音歌手。
Rain water was once considered to be good for the complexion
雨水曾一度被认为可以滋养皮肤。
The new deal was considered to be the most generous of its kind.
这一新交易被认为是同类交易中最大的一笔。
The group was considered to be a risk to national security.
这伙人被认为是威胁国家安全的危险分子。
These are considered to be symbols of success on the material level.
人们认为，这些东西代表着物质层面的成功。
Charles Babbage is generally considered ____ the first computer.
A. to invent
B. inventing
C. to have invented
D. having invented
[考查目标]
consider的几种常见用法。
[答案与解析]
C consider本身是被动语态时，后接不定式的各种结构。如果表示已经发生的事情．用不定式的完成形式。
2. consider sb (to be / as)... 认为／觉得某人……
； “把……看作”，比较以下同义句型：
我们认为他是天才。
正：We consider him (as) a genus.
正：We consider him (to be) a genus.
正：We consider that he is a genus.
后接不定式的复合结构作宾语时，其不定式通常为 to be，即consider sb/sth to be…。如：
Do you consider that to be important? 你认为这重要吗？
You shouldn’t consider him to be a selfish man. 你不应当认为他是一个自私的人。
Who do you consider (to be) responsible for the accident?
你认为谁对这个事故负有责任？
They are considered a high-risk group.
他们被视为高风险群体。
We don't consider our customers to be mere consumers; we consider them to be our friends...
我们没有把客户仅仅看作是消费者;我们还把他们当作朋友。
consider+复合宾语
He is considering prices going up. 他正在考虑涨价。
He considers himself an expert on the subject.
他认为自己是这门学科的专家。
These workers are considered (as) a high-risk group.
这些工人被视为属高风险人群。
其宾语补足语可以是名词、形容词、介词短语、不定式、现在分词、过去分词等充当。用作宾语补足语的名词、形容词、介词短语前，有时可以插入to be 或as。
3.consider sb to do sth
They consider Charles Babbage to have invented the first computer.
Charles Babbage is generally considered to have invented the first computer.
人们普遍认为查尔斯·巴贝奇发明了第一台计算机。
Many consider it to be the finest in the country.
许多人认为它是全国最好的。
I consider myself to be a liberal democrat, or to be more exact, a democratic liberal.
我认为自己是个自由主义的民主党人，或者更准确地说，是倡导民主的自由主义者。
I considered him to be one of the best authorities in the country.
我认为他是这个国家中最优秀的权威人士之一。
You surely can’t consider him to be a selfish man.
你一定不能把他看作是一个自私的人。
I consider him to have acted disgracefully.
我认为他的行为很可耻。
4. take sth into consideration 考虑
The judge will take into consideration any previous convictions.
任何前科法官都将予以考虑。
The candidates' experience and qualifications will be taken into consideration when the decision is made.
作决定时要考虑候选人的经历和资格。
Safe driving is good driving because it takes into consideration the lives of other people.
安全驾驶是良好的驾驶习惯，因为它考虑到了他人的人身安全。
Objections to the plan will be taken into consideration.
对本计划的异议将予以考虑。
The whole affair is bound to be taken into consideration when the Indian side is picked
如果选的是印度一方，整个事件必定会纳入考虑范围之中。
Several proposals are under consideration by the state assembly.
有几个提案州议会正在讨论中。
consider it necessary/important to do something 认为某事很必要/重要
I consider it my duty to write to you and thank you.
我认为写信向你表达谢意是我的责任。
We consider it a compliment to be called 'conservative'
我们认为被称作“保守分子”是对我们的一种赞赏。
They consider it better to do it that way.
他们以为那样做比较妥当。
Both sides consider it desirable to further the understanding between the two peoples.
双方认为增进两国人民之间的了解是可取的。