deliberate

英 [dɪˈlɪbərət , dɪˈlɪbəreɪt]

美 [dɪˈlɪbərət , dɪˈlɪbəreɪt]

adj.  故意的; 蓄意的; 存心的; 不慌不忙的; 小心翼翼的; 从容不迫的
v.  仔细考虑; 深思熟虑; 反复思考

现在分词：deliberating　过去式：deliberated　过去分词：deliberated　第三人称单数：deliberates　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.4700 / COCA.6343

牛津词典

adj.

• 故意的；蓄意的；存心的
  done on purpose rather than by accident
  1. a deliberate act of vandalism
     故意毁坏的行为
  2. The speech was a deliberate attempt to embarrass the government.
     这一发言蓄意使政府难堪。
• 不慌不忙的；小心翼翼的；从容不迫的
  done slowly and carefully
  1. She spoke in a slow and deliberate way.
     她说话慢条斯理不慌不忙。

verb

• 仔细考虑；深思熟虑；反复思考
  to think very carefully about sth, usually before making a decision
  1. The jury deliberated for five days before finding him guilty.
     陪审团认真讨论了五天才裁定他有罪。
  2. They deliberated on whether to continue with the talks.
     他们仔细考虑了是否继续谈判的问题。

柯林斯词典

The adjective is pronounced /dɪ'lɪbərət/. The verb is pronounced /dɪ'lɪbəreɪt/. 形容词读作 /dɪ'lɪbərət/。动词读作/dɪ'lɪbəreɪt/。


• ADJ-GRADED 故意的;蓄意的;早有计划的
  If you do something that isdeliberate, you planned or decided to do it beforehand, and so it happens on purpose rather than by chance.
  1. It has a deliberate policy to introduce world art to Britain...
     它在政策上有意识地将世界艺术介绍给英国。
  2. Witnesses say the firing was deliberate and sustained.
     目击者说枪击是蓄意而且持续的。
• ADJ-GRADED 从容的;不慌不忙的;审慎的;小心翼翼的
  If a movement or action isdeliberate, it is done slowly and carefully.
  1. His movements were gentle and deliberate.
     他举止文雅而从容。
  2. ...stepping with deliberate slowness up the steep paths.
     小心翼翼地沿着陡峭的小路慢慢往上走
• VERB （尤指作出重大决定前）慎重考虑，仔细思考
  If youdeliberate, you think about something carefully, especially before making a very important decision.
  1. She deliberated over the decision for a long time before she made up her mind...
     她慎重考虑了好久才下定决心作出这一决定。
  2. The six-person jury deliberated about two hours before returning with the verdict...
     6人陪审团认真商议了约两个小时后作出了裁定。
  3. The Court of Criminal Appeals has been deliberating his case for almost two weeks.
     刑事上诉法院审议他的案子已经快两周了。

英英释义

verb

• discuss the pros and cons of an issue
  Synonym:debate
• think about carefully
  1. They considered the possibility of a strike
  2. Turn the proposal over in your mind
  Synonym:considerdebatemootturn over

adj

• unhurried and with care and dignity
  1. walking at the same measured pace
  2. with all deliberate speed
  Synonym:carefulmeasured
• carefully thought out in advance
  1. a calculated insult
  2. with measured irony
  Synonym:calculatedmeasured

双语例句

• We should deliberate what to do tomorrow.
  我们应该考虑一下明天做什么。
• Witnesses say the firing was deliberate and sustained.
  目击者说枪击是蓄意而且持续的。
• The educational action research can be divided into technical, deliberate and liberal action research from the research levels;
  从研究水平的角度，教育行动研究可以分为技术的、慎思的和解放的行动研究；
• Standards lose their vitality and context, with teams ignoring them through lack of familiarity or deliberate avoidance.
  标准失去了他们的生命力和上下文，因缺乏熟悉或故意地避免，团队忽视了标准。
• His movements were gentle and deliberate.
  他举止文雅而从容。
• The way of life is attained through deliberate thought but ruined by casual negligence.
  行成于思，毁于随。
• I think there was deliberate concealment of relevant documents.
  我认为有人故意隐瞒相关文件。
• A deliberate discourteous act ( usually as an expression of anger or disapproval).
  故意失礼的行为（通常是愤怒和不赞成的表情）。
• The German move was widely seen as a deliberate snub to Mr Cook.
  德国方面的举动被普遍视为对库克先生的有意怠慢。
• She deliberated over the decision for a long time before she made up her mind
  她慎重考虑了好久才下定决心作出这一决定。