deliberate
[dɪ'lɪbərɪt]
a. 深熟虑, 故意, 容

vt. 仔考虑

vi. 仔考虑

[] 蓄意, 故意, 慎

1. He entered the room with deliberate steps.
   容迫走室。
2. He told us a deliberate lie.
   存谎。
3. It had more the appearance of a deliberate crime than an accident.
   那很像蓄意罪, 而像意故.

deliberate
[ verb ]

1. think about carefully; weigh

<verb.communication> consider debate moot turn over
They considered the possibility of a strike
Turn the proposal over in your mind

2. discuss the pros and cons of an issue

<verb.communication> debate

[ adj ]

1. carefully thought out in advance

<adj.all>
a calculated insult
with measured irony

2. unhurried and with care and dignity

<adj.all>
walking at the same measured pace
with all deliberate speed

Deliberate \De*lib"er*ate\ (d[-e]*l[i^]b"[~e]r*[=a]t), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. {Deliberated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deliberating}.]
To weigh in the mind; to consider the reasons for and
against; to consider maturely; to reflect upon; to ponder;
as, to deliberate a question.


Deliberate \De*lib"er*ate\, v. i.
To take counsel with one's self; to weigh the arguments for
and against a proposed course of action; to reflect; to
consider; to hesitate in deciding; -- sometimes with on,
upon, about, concerning.

The woman that deliberates is lost. --Addison.


Deliberate \De*lib"er*ate\ (d[-e]*l[i^]b"[~e]r*[asl]t), a. [L.
deliberatus, p. p. of deliberare to deliberate; de- + librare
to weigh. See {Librate}.]
1. Weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or
decision; carefully considering the probable consequences
of a step; circumspect; slow in determining; -- applied to
persons; as, a deliberate judge or counselor. ``These
deliberate fools.'' --Shak.

2. Formed with deliberation; well-advised; carefully
considered; not sudden or rash; as, a deliberate opinion;
a deliberate measure or result.

Settled visage and deliberate word. --Shak.

3. Not hasty or sudden; slow. --Hooker.

His enunciation was so deliberate. --W. Wirt.

4. having awareness of the likely consequences; intentional.
[PJC]