Deliberate

(a.)

1. done on purpose rather than by accident

故意的；蓄意的；存心的

e.g. a deliberate act of vandalism

故意破坏的行为

e.g. The speech was a deliberate attempt to embarrass the government.

这一发言蓄意使政府难堪。

2. (of a movement or an action 动作或行为) done slowly and carefully

不慌不忙的；小心翼翼地；从容不迫地

e.g. She spoke in a slow and deliberate way.

她说话慢条斯理不慌不忙。

(v.)

to think very carefully about sth, usually before making a decision

仔细考虑；深思熟虑；反复思考

e.g. The jury deliberated for five days before finding him guilty.

陪审团认真讨论了五天才裁定他有罪。

e.g. They deliberated on whether to continue with the talks.

他们仔细商讨了是否继续谈判的问题。

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