deliberate
adjective UK [dɪˈlɪb.ər.ət] US [-ə˞-]
IMPROVER
■(often of something bad) intentional or planned （常指坏事）有意的，故意的，蓄意的•a deliberate attack/insult/lie蓄意攻击／侮辱／说谎 •We made a deliberate decision to live apart for a while.经过慎重考虑，我们决定分开居住一段时间。 ■describes a movement, action or thought which is done carefully without hurrying 慢吞吞的；小心谨慎的；沉稳的•From her slow, deliberate speech I guessed she must be drunk.她说话慢吞吞的，我猜她肯定喝醉了。
verb intransitive or transitive /dɪˈlɪb.ə.reɪt/ formal
■to think or talk seriously and carefully about something 慎重考虑；仔细讨论•The jury took five days to deliberate on the case.陪审团花了五天时间对此案进行了慎重讨论。 •The committee has deliberated the question at great length.委员会已经仔细讨论过这个问题了。 •[+ question word] He's deliberating wh ether or not to accept the new job that he's been offered.他正在仔细考虑是否接受提供给他的这份新工作。 |