deliberate

【发音】

美 /dɪ'lɪbərət/ 英 /dɪ'lɪb(ə)rət/

【翻译】

1. adj. 故意的， 蓄意的； 慎重的， 深思熟虑的

   英释:intended or planned

2. v. 仔细考虑， 思考

   英释:to think about something very carefully

【记忆】

de ＋ liber(自由的) ＋ ate → 做事不随便的 → 深思熟虑的

【短语】

1. take time to deliberate : 做事要深思熟虑

2. deliberate on : 审议；仔细研究，考虑

【例句】

1. a deliberate attempt to humiliate her

   对她的故意羞辱

2. The attack on him was quite deliberate.

   对他的袭击完全是有预谋的。

【真题例句】

1. (2017.6 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...Data on management expenses at the college system and in other state departments will be part of a “business justification” the state will use as officials deliberate the specifics of an outsourcing plan...

2. (2014.6 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...writing is deliberate and slow...

3. (2011.6 • CET6 • • 听力题)...They range from minor cases of deliberate damaging of things to much more serious offenses...

【同、近义词】

1. adj.故意的；深思熟虑的；从容的

   intended/studied/designed/contained/conscious/

2. vt.仔细考虑；商议

   negotiate/mull over/

【同根词】

1. adj

   deliberative : 审议的；慎重的

2. adv

   deliberately : 故意地；谨慎地；慎重地

3. n

   deliberation : 审议；考虑；从容；熟思

   deliberateness : 审慎；故意；深思熟虑