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deliberate

adjective
 
🔊/dɪˈlɪbərət/
🔊/dɪˈlɪbərət/
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  1.  
     done on purpose rather than by accident故意的；蓄意的；存心的 synonym intentional, planned
    • a deliberate act of vandalism故意毁坏公物的行为
    • The speech was a deliberate attempt to embarrass the government.这一发言蓄意使政府难堪。🔊🔊
    • a deliberate lie/deception 故意撒谎/欺骗
    opposite unintentional
    Extra Examples
    • I'm afraid that was a deliberate ploy on my part.恐怕这是我的故意欺骗。
    • The emphasis on Europe was quite deliberate.对欧洲的强调是故意而为。
    • They have a deliberate policy to involve people of all ages in the project.他们有一个深思熟虑的政策，旨在吸引各个年龄段的人参与该项目。
  2. (of a movement or an action动作或行为) done slowly and carefully不慌不忙的；小心翼翼的；从容不迫的
    • She spoke in a slow and deliberate way.她说话慢条斯理不慌不忙。🔊🔊
    3. Word Originlate Middle English (as an adjective): from Latin deliberatus, ‘considered carefully’, past participle of deliberare, from de- ‘down’ + librare ‘weigh’ (from libra ‘scales’).

deliberate

verb
🔊/dɪˈlɪbəreɪt/
🔊/dɪˈlɪbəreɪt/
 [intransitive, transitive] (formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they deliberate
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he / she / it deliberates
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past simple deliberated
🔊/dɪˈlɪbəreɪtɪd/
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past participle deliberated
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-ing form deliberating
🔊/dɪˈlɪbəreɪtɪŋ/
🔊/dɪˈlɪbəreɪtɪŋ/
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  1. to consider something very carefully, usually before making a decision仔细考虑；深思熟虑；反复思考
    • The jury deliberated for five days before finding him guilty.陪审团认真讨论了五天才裁定他有罪。🔊🔊
    • The sergeant deliberated for a moment and then agreed to unlock the door.中士商量了片刻，然后同意开门。
    • deliberate (on) whether, what, etc… They deliberated (on) whether to continue with the talks.他们仔细考虑了是否继续谈判的问题。
    • deliberate over something Customers sometimes deliberate over a purchase for weeks.客户有时会考虑购买数周。
    • deliberate something The jurors are now deliberating the fate of the accused.陪审员现在正在考虑被告的命运。
    Topics Preferences and decisionsc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryDeliberate is used with these nouns as the subject:
    • jury
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    Word Originlate Middle English (as an adjective): from Latin deliberatus, ‘considered carefully’, past participle of deliberare, from de- ‘down’ + librare ‘weigh’ (from libra ‘scales’).