新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

deliberate

英  [dɪˈlɪbərət]
    

[ADJ, VERB]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1故意的

    If you do something that is deliberate, you planned or decided to do it beforehand, and so it happens on purpose rather than by chance.

    双语例句

    例:

    Witnesses say the firing was deliberate and sustained.

    目击者称这次枪击是蓄意且持续的。

    例:

    It has a deliberate policy to introduce world art to Britain.

    有意识地把世界艺术介绍到英国。

    2从容谨慎的

    If a movement or action is deliberate, it is done slowly and carefully.

    双语例句

    例:

    stepping with deliberate slowness up the steep paths.

    小心翼翼地缓步走上陡峭的小径。

    VERB. 动词
  • deliberates , deliberating , deliberated

    1[I 不及物动词] 仔细考虑

    If you deliberate, you think about something carefully, especially before making a very important decision.

    近义词

    ponder

    双语例句

    例:

    She deliberated over the decision for a good few years before she finally made up her mind.

    她慎重考虑了多年才下决心作出这个决定。

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