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scruple

/skroo-puhl/US // ˈskru pəl //UK // (ˈskruːpəl) //

顾虑重重,顾忌,忌讳,顾虑

Related Words

conscience良心,良知compunction强迫症,强迫性,强迫性行为,强迫症状anxiety焦虑,忧虑,焦虑不安,担忧hesitation犹豫不决,踌躇,迟疑,疑虑reluctance不情愿,勉强,不愿,勉为其难censor检查员,缄口不言,审查员,审查twinge绞痛,绞绞痛,绞伤difficulty困难,难度,难点,困难重重demur抗辩,抗议,抗辩权,抗辨pause暂停,停顿,暂停一下,顿了顿uneasiness不安,不舒服,不安感,不安的感觉qualm顾虑,疑问,顾忌,遗憾perplexity困惑,迷茫,迷惑,疑惑caution警惕,注意事项,注意力,谨慎hesitancy犹豫不决,犹豫,犹豫不决的问题,犹豫不决的情况superego超我,超自我,超级自我,超我的reconsideration复议,重新审议,重审,复审faltering颤颤巍巍,颤颤巍巍的,颤巍巍的,颤巍巍squeamishness娇气,胆怯,忌讳,畏惧hesitate犹豫不决,犹豫,迟疑不决,踌躇不决

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions.
    • : a very small portion or amount.
    • : a unit of weight equal to 20 grains or 1/3 of a dram, apothecaries' weight.
    • : an ancient Roman unit of weight equivalent to 1/24 of an ounce or 1/288 of an as or pound.Compare as.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    scru·pled, scru·pling.

    • : to have scruples.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    scru·pled, scru·pling.

    • : to have scruples about; hesitate at.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounmisgiving, doubt
Forms: scruples
Synonyms
anxiety焦虑,忧虑,焦虑不安,担忧caution警惕,注意事项,注意力,谨慎censor检查员,缄口不言,审查员,审查compunction强迫症,强迫性,强迫性行为,强迫症状conscience良心,良知demur抗辩,抗议,抗辩权,抗辨difficulty困难,难度,难点,困难重重faltering颤颤巍巍,颤颤巍巍的,颤巍巍的,颤巍巍hesitancy犹豫不决,犹豫,犹豫不决的问题,犹豫不决的情况hesitation犹豫不决,踌躇,迟疑,疑虑pause暂停,停顿,暂停一下,顿了顿perplexity困惑,迷茫,迷惑,疑惑qualm顾虑,疑问,顾忌,遗憾reconsideration复议,重新审议,重审,复审reluctance不情愿,勉强,不愿,勉为其难squeamishness娇气,胆怯,忌讳,畏惧superego超我,超自我,超级自我,超我的twinge绞痛,绞绞痛,绞伤uneasiness不安,不舒服,不安感,不安的感觉reluctancy勉强,不情愿,勉强性,不愿second thought第二个想法,第二个念头,第二想法,第二种想法
verbbalk, have misgivings
Forms: scruples
Synonyms
boggle绕口令,拗口,迷惑,拗拗看demur抗辩,抗议,抗辩权,抗辨doubt疑惑,疑问,疑虑,疑点falter趑趄不前,摇摆不定,衰退,摇摇欲坠fret烦人,烦躁不安的人,烦躁不安,烦恼gag插科打诨,噱头,诨名,诨号hesitate犹豫不决,犹豫,迟疑不决,踌躇不决question问题,疑问,疑问句shy羞涩,羞涩的,害羞,害羞的stick棍子,棒子,棍棒,杆子stickle棍子,棒子,棍棒,粘胶stumble趔趄,绊倒,跌跌撞撞,踉跄vacillate摇摆不定,游移不定,徘徊不前,游移waver摇摆不定,摇摆,动摇,摇摆不定的worry担心,忧虑,担忧,烦恼be loath不甘心,不喜欢,不愿意,不甘愿be reluctant勉强,不愿意,勉为其难,不愿be unwilling不愿意,不愿,不情愿,不甘心have qualms有顾虑,拘束,顾虑重重,有顾虑的think twice about三思而后行,三思而行,慎重考虑

Examples

  • Kane is an incredibly wealthy man, a newspaper baron with few scruples about journalism who attains immense power, only to see it start to fade near the end of his life.

  • It wasn't any scruple of mercy, for Hicks was as cold-blooded a brute as ever glanced down a gun-barrel.

  • Here, you,” he growled, “was aught said to thee whereby thou hast a scruple to tell me how many guns defend the Cashmere Gate?

  • If he sometimes come across a precept which is perfectly clear and irrefutable, Donald does not scruple to ignore it.

  • Little Larkins had told all, and his father had no scruple in repeating it, and causing the investigation to be set on foot.

  • He appropriated it without scruple, and was soon joined by a troop of travelers bound for Marhala.

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