deliberate /diˈlibərit/ I. adj. 1.故意的,蓄意的: a deliberate insult 存心侮辱;tell a deliberate lie 有意说谎 [考句]Mr. Smith was the only witness who said that the fire was deliberate 史密斯先生是唯一的见证人,他说有人故意纵火 2.慎重的,深思熟虑的: a man deliberate in his dealings with others 与他人交往非常慎重的人 ‖II. vt. 仔细考虑,思考: deliberate what to do 考虑应做什么;deliberate a question 考虑一个问题
deliberately adv. 故意地[考句] I think she hurt my feelings deliberately rather than by accident as she claimed. 我认为她是故意伤害我的感情而不是象她所说的是出于无意。
deliberation n. 熟思,熟虑:[考句] Others viewed findings with deliberation noting that a cause and effect relationship between passive smoking and cancer remains to be shown. 其他人仔细地观察这些发现,并注意到被动吸烟与癌症之间的关系仍有待于揭示。