deliberate

英 [dɪ'lɪbərət] 美 [dɪ'lɪbərət]

• adj. 深思熟虑的；故意的；从容不迫的
• v. 仔细考虑；研讨

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 故意的,蓄意的

   done on purpose; intentional

2. 慎重的,深思熟虑的

   carefully considered

3. 不慌不忙的,从容不迫的

   slow; unhurried

v. (动词)

1. vt. & vi. 仔细考虑

   consider; meditate

2. vt. & vi. 研讨,商讨

   talk about carefully; confer; discuss

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 深思熟虑的，盘算周到的，精心考虑的
2. 故意的，蓄意的，存心的，预谋的
3. 慎重的，谨慎的，审慎的
4. 从容的，不慌不忙的，沉着的，从容不迫的

v. 动词

1. 仔细考虑，深思熟虑，仔细斟酌，反复思考，慎重考虑
2. 思考，考虑
3. 商议，研讨，商讨，（与…）协商，讨论，商量，磋商

英英释义

Adjective:

1. carefully thought out in advance;

   "a calculated insult"
   "with measured irony"
   

2. unhurried and with care and dignity;

   "walking at the same measured pace"
   "with all deliberate speed"
   

Verb:

1. think about carefully; weigh;

   "They considered the possibility of a strike"
   "Turn the proposal over in your mind"
   

2. discuss the pros and cons of an issue

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. She has a slow, deliberate way of talking.
   她谈话的方式缓慢而审慎.
2. He told us a deliberate lie.
   他存心说谎。
3. It had more the appearance of a deliberate crime than an accident.
   那很像是蓄意的罪行，而不像是意外的事故。
4. He entered the room with deliberate steps.
   他从容不迫地走进室内。

用作动词 (v.)

1. We had no time to deliberate on the problem.
   我们没有时间仔细思考这个问题.
2. How long did it take you to deliberate about the problem?
   你们花了多长时间来讨论那个问题?

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. He told us a deliberate lie.
   他故意跟我们撒谎。
2. He did it in a deliberate manner.
   他以慎重的态度来做这件事。
3. The old man stood up in a very deliberate way and left the room.
   这位老人不慌不忙地站了起来,然后离开了房间。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. His insult was deliberate.
   他的侮辱是有意的。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. He was deliberate in his speech and action.
   他谨言慎行。
2. He was very deliberate in making the decision.
   他非常慎重地作出决定。

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. Don't be deliberating again.
   别再考虑了。
2. The jury deliberated for four hours before bringing a verdict.
   陪审团在裁决前商议了四小时。

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. Congress deliberated the question of raising taxes.
   国会讨论提高税收的问题。
2. They were deliberating the plan then.
   那时,他们一直在商讨那份计划。

S+～+wh-to- v

1. We should deliberate what to do tomorrow.
   我们应该考虑一下明天做什么。
2. We were deliberating whether to buy a new car.
   我们在商讨是否买一部新车。
3. I deliberated whether or not to accept her offer.
   我仔细考虑了是否接受她的提议。

S+～+wh-clause

1. They were deliberating how it might be done.
   他们在商讨如何去实施。
2. We are deliberating whether we should conclude the bargain with them.
   我们在慎重考虑是否与他们订约。

经典引文

• The silence which had become habitual to her, unless she made a deliberate effort to break it.

  出自： L. P. Hartley

• Contrived, deliberate, cynical lies.

  出自： R. D. Laing

• The future relations of the two countries could now be deliberated on with a hope of settlement.

  出自： J. A. Froude

• I deliberated a long time about buying it.

  出自： W. S. Maugham

• He deliberated for a moment then walked into a pew.

  出自： B. Pym

常用短语

用作动词 (v.)

deliberate about〔on, over〕 (v.+prep.)

〈正〉仔细考虑(某事) consider (sth) at length and with care
deliberate about〔on, over〕 sth/wh-clause
The committee have been deliberating about the question of the appointments.

委员会一直在讨论职位任命的问题。
They have deliberated on the details to finish the work on time.

为了按时完成这项工作,他们仔细商讨了各个环节。
You should deliberate over the question before you respond to it.

回答问题之前你应该慎重考虑。
The government is deliberating about what should be done to resolve the problem.

政府对如何解决这一问题进行了慎重考虑。

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• deliberate act 故意的行为
• deliberate action 深思熟虑的行动
• deliberate insult 蓄意的侮辱
• deliberate lie 存心编造的谎言
• deliberate way 不慌不忙

～+介词

• deliberate in 在…方面谨慎

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• deliberate the plan 考虑计划
• deliberate the question 商讨问题

～+副词

• deliberate calmly 冷静地考虑
• deliberate coolly 冷静地商讨
• deliberate earnestly 非常认真地商讨
• deliberate gravely 严肃地探讨
• deliberate prudently 慎重地考虑
• deliberate skillfully 技术性地商讨
• deliberate slowly 慢慢商讨

～+介词

• deliberate about 仔细考虑…
• deliberate for some time 考虑一段时间
• deliberate on the details 商讨细节
• deliberate on sb's future course of conduct 讨论某人将来的行动方针
• deliberate on the state of affairs 研究事态
• deliberate over 考虑…

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. deliberate的基本意思是指缓慢而仔细地思考或推测,公正地考虑各方面情况,以求对公众感兴趣的问题作出结论。引申可表示“研讨”“商讨”。
2. deliberate可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,不接动名词或动词不定式作宾语,但可接由疑问词引导的动词不定式或从句作宾语; 用作不及物动词时,常与about, upon, over等介词连用。

词义辨析

think，deliberate，meditate，muse，reason，reflect，speculate

• 这些动词均有“思考、判断、思索”之意。
• think一般用词，指开动脑筋形成看法或得出结论的脑力活动。不着重结论是否正确，见解是否有用。
• deliberate指缓慢、按部就班地作仔细而认真的思考或判断。
• meditate语气较强，指认真地长时间集中精力进行思考。
• muse通常指漫无目的地猜想。
• reason指根据资料、证据或事实进行推断，作出结论或判断的逻辑思维活动。
• reflect指回想或回顾，侧重认真而冷静地反复地思考某个问题，尤指对已发生事情的思索。
• speculate指推论过程，隐含在证据不足的基础上作出推测或设想。

词源解说

• ☆ 15世纪初期进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的deliberare，意为仔细考虑的。

近反义词

【近义词】

• careful
• considered
• designed
• thoughtful

【反义词】

• chance
• unintentional