scruple

英 [ˈskruːpl]

美 [ˈskruːpl]

n.  (道德上的)顾忌，顾虑
v.  忌惮;（动词不定式常与not搭配）无所顾忌地做;肆无忌惮地干

复数：scruples　第三人称单数：scruples　过去分词：scrupled　现在分词：scrupling　过去式：scrupled　

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BNC.18557 / COCA.23324

牛津词典

noun

• （道德上的）顾忌，顾虑
  a feeling that prevents you from doing sth that you think may be morally wrong
  1. I overcame my moral scruples.
     我抛开了道德方面的顾虑。
  2. He had no scruples about spying on her.
     他肆无忌惮地暗中盯着她。
  3. She is totally without scruple .
     她完全无所顾忌。

verb

• 无所顾忌地做；肆无忌惮地干
  to be willing to do sth even if it might be wrong or immoral

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR (道德上的)顾忌,顾虑;良心不安
  Scruplesare moral principles or beliefs that make you unwilling to do something that seems wrong.
  1. ...a man with no moral scruples.
     道德败坏的人

英英释义

noun

• an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
• uneasiness about the fitness of an action
  Synonym:qualmmisgiving
• a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains

verb

• have doubts about
• raise scruples
  1. He lied and did not even scruple about it
• hesitate on moral grounds
  1. The man scrupled to perjure himself

双语例句

• Due to people's ignorance of its function and scruple of its risks, the margin transaction mechanism has not been introduced into china's securities market, leading to china's securities market's deficiency.
  在我国证券市场，因人们漠视其功能，顾忌其风险，至今尚未引入这一机制，导致我国证券市场运作机制残缺。
• I was for it, but I encountered many conscientious scruple.
  我赞成那点，可是我受到许多良心上的责备。
• She had no scruple with regard to him.
  她对他丝毫没有什么怀疑的。
• And every speculative scruple will be solved by practical public blessing.
  并且每一个推测性的踌躇都将为符合实际的公共祝福所解决。
• You can know that a person is worthless without heart and mind to scruple.
  你知道，一个人如果没有感动的心和头脑，她一无所值。
• He lied and did not even scruple about it.
  他撒谎了并且没有迟疑过。
• On the evening of the day when she had handed over her two little ones to Magnon, with express intention of renouncing them forever, the Thenardier had felt, or had appeared to feel, a scruple.
  德纳第大娘对她的两个小儿子，原已下定决定永远抛弃不要了的，可是在把他们交付给马侬姑娘的那天晚上，她忽然感到心虚，或是故意装作心虚。
• She wouldn't scruple to tell a lie if she thought it would is useful.
  她只要认为说谎有利，就连犹豫都不犹豫。
• They scramble up half-naked to open the door, fight with their trousers down for their turn at the pot, and don't scruple to strip themselves in front of a man, simply turning slightly away.
  她们会半裸体地起来开门，拎着裤子争夺马桶，将身体稍稍背转一下就公然在男人面前换衣服。
• A dishonest man does not scruple to deceive others.
  不诚实的人不顾忌行骗。