deliberately

英 [dɪˈlɪbərətli]

美 [dɪˈlɪbərətli]

adv.  故意; 蓄意; 存心; 不慌不忙地; 小心翼翼地; 从容不迫地

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Oxford 3000 / BNC.2806 / COCA.4592

牛津词典

adv.

• 故意；蓄意；存心
  done in a way that was planned, not by chance
  1. She's been deliberately ignoring him all day.
     她故意整天都不理他。
• 不慌不忙地；小心翼翼地；从容不迫地
  slowly and carefully
  1. He packed up his possessions slowly and deliberately.
     他慢慢地、小心翼翼地收拾好自己的物品。

柯林斯词典

The adjective is pronounced /dɪ'lɪbərət/. The verb is pronounced /dɪ'lɪbəreɪt/. 形容词读作 /dɪ'lɪbərət/。动词读作/dɪ'lɪbəreɪt/。


• ADJ-GRADED 故意的;蓄意的;早有计划的
  If you do something that isdeliberate, you planned or decided to do it beforehand, and so it happens on purpose rather than by chance.
  1. It has a deliberate policy to introduce world art to Britain...
     它在政策上有意识地将世界艺术介绍给英国。
  2. Witnesses say the firing was deliberate and sustained.
     目击者说枪击是蓄意而且持续的。
• ADJ-GRADED 从容的;不慌不忙的;审慎的;小心翼翼的
  If a movement or action isdeliberate, it is done slowly and carefully.
  1. His movements were gentle and deliberate.
     他举止文雅而从容。
  2. ...stepping with deliberate slowness up the steep paths.
     小心翼翼地沿着陡峭的小路慢慢往上走
• VERB （尤指作出重大决定前）慎重考虑，仔细思考
  If youdeliberate, you think about something carefully, especially before making a very important decision.
  1. She deliberated over the decision for a long time before she made up her mind...
     她慎重考虑了好久才下定决心作出这一决定。
  2. The six-person jury deliberated about two hours before returning with the verdict...
     6人陪审团认真商议了约两个小时后作出了裁定。
  3. The Court of Criminal Appeals has been deliberating his case for almost two weeks.
     刑事上诉法院审议他的案子已经快两周了。

英英释义

adv

• with intention
  1. he used that word intentionally
  2. I did this by choice
  Synonym:intentionallydesignedlyon purposepurposelyadvisedlyby choiceby design
• in a deliberate unhurried manner
  1. she was working deliberately
  Synonym:measuredly

双语例句

• The government chooses deliberately to understate the increase in prices
  政府故意对物价上涨轻描淡写。
• With almost evangelical fervour, Marks warns against deliberately seeking a tan
  几乎是凭着一股疯狂的热情，马克斯警告人们不要刻意追求晒成一身古铜色。
• I intend to use these terms in a deliberately non-specific and all-embracing way.
  我打算有意含糊笼统地使用这些词语。
• You deliberately went in the other direction
  你故意朝另一个方向走。
• They are deliberately flouting the law in order to obtain an advantage over their competitors
  他们为了和竞争对手抢夺先机而公然无视法律。
• His sister said he had deliberately given the hospital a false name and address.
  他姐姐说他故意给医院留了假名字和假地址。
• A man is deliberately designed to be mortal. He grows, he ages, and he dies.
  人注定终有一死：长大、衰老，然后消亡。
• The police deliberately kept a low profile in most places.
  警方在大多数地方有意保持低调。
• I was deliberately trying to annoy him.; I got him angry on purpose.
  我故意气他一下。
• This sense of an audience made him deliberately casual in his bearing.
  意识到听众在场，他故意摆出一副漫不经心的态度。