| 单词 | deliberate |
| 释义 | deliberate (once / 149 pages) adjv To deliberate means to carefully think or talk something through — it also means slow and measured, the pace of this kind of careful decision making. If you chose deliberately, you make a very conscious, well-thought-through choice. The verb deliberate ends with an "ate" sound — at the end of a trial, after the evidence is presented, the twelve members of a jury retreat to a room to deliberate, i.e., talk through the trial and come to a verdict. The adjective deliberate ends with an "it" sound. If you walk with a deliberate pace, you're slow and steady. WORD FAMILYdeliberate: deliberated, deliberately, deliberateness, deliberates, deliberating, deliberatingly, deliberation, deliberative+/deliberation: deliberations/deliberative: deliberatively USAGE EXAMPLESIn “Vision,” he adopts a slower, more deliberate tempo and constructs a weighty, imposing structure that builds in intensity. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Sovannara’s attorneys were not allowed to enter closing arguments, and justices deliberated for 15 minutes before returning with a conviction, according to Amnesty International. Los Angeles Times(Dec 31, 2016) Still, he became ill from the stress of the neighborhood and deliberated often whether to leave New York, he said. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1adj carefully thought out in advance Syn calculated, measured intended resulting from one's intentions 2adj unhurried and with care and dignity with all deliberate speed Syn careful, measured unhurried relaxed and leisurely; without hurry or haste 3v think about carefully; weigh Syn|Hypo|Hyper consider, debate, moot, turn over consider, study give careful consideration to see deliberate or decide premeditateconsider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand debateargue with one another wrestleengage in deep thought, consideration, or debate think twiceconsider and reconsider carefully discuss, hash out, talk over speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion 4v discuss the pros and cons of an issue Syn|Hypo|Hyper debate vex subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation discuss, hash out, talk over speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion |
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