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scruple

美['skruːpl]  英['skruːpl]
n.  顾忌;迟疑
v.  顾虑
  过去式:scrupled  过去分词:scrupled  现在分词:scrupling  第三人称单数:scruples
  近义词:reservation,misgiving,qualm,doubt,compunction,hesitation,regret,secondthought,suspicion,confidence,

英英释义

Noun
  1. a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
  2. uneasiness about the fitness of an action
  3. an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
Verb
  1. hesitate on moral grounds;

    "The man scrupled to perjure himself"

  2. raise scruples;

    "He lied and did not even scruple about it"

  3. have doubts about

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. He has absolutely no scruples; he'll do anything to get what he wants.他没有一点点顾忌,为了得到自己想要的东西,他什么事都做得出来。
  2. She will tell lies without scruple.她会肆无忌惮地说谎。
  3. Jane did it at once, and made no scruple about it.简毫不犹豫,立刻就办了。
用作动词(v.)
  1. Don't scruple to ask for anything you want.你要什么请尽量讲。
  2. She didn't scruple to take Tom from his wife.她毫不犹豫地从汤姆妻子手中夺走汤姆。
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