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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4700 COCA: 6343

deliberate

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de·lib·e·rate1 /dɪˈlɪbərət/ ●●○ adjectiveadj  
1  DELIBERATELYintended or planned 故意的，有意的，蓄意的 OPP unintentional SYN intentional
 a deliberate attempt to humiliate her
对她的故意羞辱
 The attack on him was quite deliberate.
对他的袭击完全是有预谋的。
2  SLOWdeliberate speech, thought, or movement is slow and careful 〔讲话、思想或行动〕沉着的，从容不迫的
 He approached her with slow, deliberate steps.
他迈着缓慢、从容的步子向她走去。
—deliberateness noun [uncountableU]
Examples from the Corpus
deliberate• He definitely meant to be rude -- it was quite deliberate.• FBI agents believe Thursday's power failure was a deliberate act of sabotage.• The senior departmental heads were familiar with their systems and experienced in detecting and preventing errors, both deliberate and accidental.• I believe this was a deliberate attempt to mislead the court.• It was a deliberate attempt to prevent the truth from being known.• I had never done him any harm, yet I seemed to be the object of a deliberate campaign.• This is so unexpected when it is encountered for the first time that it feels like a deliberate deception.• There is a deliberate flatness in his expression.• Cirasola's style was very different from Perry's slow, deliberate manner of speaking.• Henry Fitzhugh aims for a deliberate mix of obscure or up-and-coming artists with the glitterati of the art world.• The legislation also provides a deterrent against deliberate neglect of historic buildings.• There have also been cases of deliberate neglect of property in order to force tenants out of the building.• It is not a deliberate, self-conscious activity, but a natural process that takes place unconsciously.
deliberate attempt• I knew it was a deliberate attempt from the word go to bring the band down.• But the difference really shows in the deliberate attempt to abandon traditional forms of school discipline.• What effect would a deliberate attempt to change this image have?• There were deliberate attempts to develop elements of both high and popular culture in music, poetry, dance, and games.• Planned towns were deliberate attempts to exploit the economic possibilities of a site; and like any other investment could go wrong.• Apprised of this, the Friendship crew discounted it as a deliberate attempt to mislead them.• David Tindle observed him suddenly turn on his young men in a deliberate attempt to wind them up.• A deliberate attempt was made in 1966 to make assistance known and acceptable, when it became known as supplementary benefits.
de·lib·e·rate2 /dɪˈlɪbəreɪt/ verb [intransitiveI]  
THINK ABOUTto think about something very carefully 仔细考虑，反复思考
 The jury deliberated for four days before acquitting him.
陪审团斟酌了四天之后裁断他无罪。
deliberate on/about/over
 There was silence while she deliberated on his words.
她掂量着他的话，四周一片沉默。
Examples from the Corpus
deliberate• The new panel deliberated for about five hours before breaking for the weekend.• The jury deliberated for five days before finding the accused guilty on all counts.• The judges deliberated for half an hour and returned with a unanimous decision for Groton.• The jurors deliberated for two hours and 20 minutes and are due back Monday.• The trial began June 8 and the jury of 10 women and two men began deliberating on Tuesday.• The jury began deliberating upon its verdict on April 23.
deliberate on/about/over• When the evidence is completed a report is drafted and the sub-committee deliberates on it until agreement is reached.• There was nothing conscious or deliberate about my decision, if indeed it can be called a decision at all.• Then they are supposed to return to closed session to deliberate over punishment.• Judge Mallet wisely decided to postpone his ruling until September 13 in order to give himself time to deliberate on the matter.• They spoke quietly, deliberated over the menu and drank their wine in sips, like dipping birds.• A court should take any map or plan, etc. into account when deliberating on the question of what is a highway.• On short putts crouch a little more and be quite deliberate about the stroke itself.• The trial began June 8 and the jury of 10 women and two men began deliberating on Tuesday.
Origin deliberate1
(1400-1500) Latin deliberatus, past participle of deliberare “to weigh in the mind”, from libra “balance”
de·lib·e·rate1 adjectiveadjde·lib·e·rate2 verb
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4700 COCA: 6343
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4700 COCA: 6343
deliberate verb
⇨ consider deliberate

adjective

deliberate ♦︎ intended ♦︎ conscious ♦︎ intentional ♦︎ wilful ♦︎ calculated ♦︎ premeditated ♦︎ purposefulThese words all describe an action which is done on purpose, is planned in advance or aims to achieve sth. 这些词均表示某个行为是故意的、事先计划好的或有目的的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a deliberate / a conscious / an intentional / a wilful / a calculated / a premeditated / a purposeful act◆a deliberate / an intended / a conscious / an intentional / a calculated / a purposeful action◆deliberate / conscious / wilful neglect◆deliberate / intentional / wilful cruelty◆deliberate / conscious / calculated attempts / manipulation■ deliberate done on purpose rather than by accident 蓄意的；故意的；存心的◆The speech was a deliberate attempt to embarrass the government.该发言蓄意使政府难堪。◆The emphasis on Europe was quite deliberate.对欧洲的强调是故意而为。OPP accidental ⇨ accident ▸ deliberately

adverb

◆She was accused of deliberately misleading Parliament.她被指控蓄意误导议会。◆Her tone was deliberately insulting.她的语气带有故意侮辱的意味。OPP accidentally ⇨ accident ■ intended [only before noun] that you are trying to achieve or reach 意欲达到的；预期的；预定的◆The bullet missed its intended target.子弹没有击中预定目标。◆The intended victims were selected because they seemed vulnerable.选这些人下手是因为他们看起来容易得手。OPP unintended ⇨ unconscious   see also intend ⇨ intend ■ conscious (of actions or feelings) deliberate or controlled, with the person doing it being fully aware of what they are doing （行为或感情）有意的，刻意的，慎重的◆She made a conscious decision to spend more time with her family.她着意要多花些时间与家人相处。◆I made a conscious effort to get there on time.我刻意要让自己准时到达那里。OPP unconscious , subconscious ⇨ unconscious ▸ consciously

adverb

◆I never really consciously set out to be a war photographer.我从未真正刻意想做一名战地摄影师。◆Whether consciously or unconsciously, you made a choice.不管有意还是无意，你已经作出了选择。OPP unconsciously ⇨ unconscious ■ intentional (rather formal) deliberate 蓄意的；故意的；存心的◆I'm sorry I left you off the list－it wasn't intentional.很抱歉没有把你列入名单，我不是有意的。◆She felt she was a victim of intentional discrimination.她觉得自己遭到蓄意歧视。OPP unintentional ⇨ unconscious ▸ intentionally

adverb

◆He'd never intentionally hurt anyone.他从来没有故意伤害任何人。◆Intentionally or not, police procedures may be biased.不管故意与否，警方的办案程序可能有成见。OPP unintentionally ⇨ unconscious NOTE 辨析 Deliberate or intentional?There is no real difference in meaning between these words, but intentional is less frequent and more formal and has a narrower range of collocates. 这两个词在含义上没有实质差别，但intentional使用频率较低，更为正式，搭配范围也更窄一些。■ wilful (especially BrE) (NAmE usually willful) [usually before noun] (formal, disapproving or law 法律) (of a bad or harmful action) done on purpose, even though the person doing it knows that it is wrong （不好或有害的行为）故意的，有意的，成心的◆He was charged with wilful damage to property.他被控犯了蓄意破坏财产罪。▸ wilfully

adverb

◆They were charged with wilfully neglecting their children.他们被指控故意对孩子疏于照管。■ calculated [usually before noun] carefully planned to get what you want 精心策划的；蓄意的◆It was either a ridiculous mistake or a calculated insult.这不是愚蠢错误就是蓄意侮辱。◆He took a calculated risk (= a risk that you decide is worth taking even though you know it might have bad results).他甘冒风险，因为他觉得值。ⓘ Calculated is often used to talk about sth a person does that deliberately causes harm to others. * calculated常用来表示故意做伤害别人的事情。■ premeditated ˌpriːˈmedɪteɪtɪd (often disapproving) (of a crime or bad action) planned in advance （犯罪或不良行为）事先策划的，预谋的◆The killing had not been premeditated.这次杀人并非是预谋的。◆This was a callous, premeditated attack on a defenceless young man.这是对一个手无寸铁的青年的蓄意残害。 OPP unpremeditated ⓘ Unpremeditated crimes are not planned in advance. * unpremeditated表示所指的犯罪并非预谋的、非事先策划的。■ purposeful acting with a clear aim and with determination 有目的的；坚毅的；果断的◆She looked purposeful and determined.她看上去胸有成竹，意志坚定。◆He approached each task in the same purposeful manner.他以同样坚定的态度应对每一项任务。▸ purposefully

adverb

◆Edward strode purposefully towards the door.爱德华迈着坚定的步伐朝门口走去。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4700 COCA: 6343
deliberate
Deliberate and deliberately: deliberate, deliberately, intended...
Words used to describe slow movement: slow, unhurried, measured...
To think carefully or a lot about things: consider, plan, think out...

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