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单词 deliberate
释义 deliberate

deliberate /dɪˈlɪb.ər.ət/ aep /-ɚ-/ adjective
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B2 (often of something bad) intentional or planned:
» a deliberate attack/insult/lie» We made a deliberate decision to live apart for a while.Thesaurus+: ↑Planning, expecting and arranging , ↑Plotting and trapping
2
F0 describes a movement, action, or thought that is done carefully without hurrying:
» From her slow, deliberate speech I guessed she must be drunk.Thesaurus+: ↑Planning, expecting and arranging , ↑Plotting and trapping
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Extra Examples:» Some women make a deliberate choice to rear a child alone.» Can you pick out the three deliberate mistakes in this paragraph?» I don't think his name was left off the list by accident - I think it was deliberate.» This was a deliberate attempt to wreck the peace talks.» I didn't take a deliberate decision to lose weight. It just happened.
deliberate /dɪˈlɪb.ə.reɪt/ verb [I or T] FORMAL ↑Verb Endings for deliberate
F0 to think or talk seriously and carefully about something: » The jury took five days to deliberate on the case.» The committee has deliberated the question at great length.» [+ question word] He's deliberating whether or not to accept the new job that he's been offered.Thesaurus+: ↑Thinking and contemplating
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