音标:['skru:pl] ;
n. 踌躇, 犹豫, 微量
vi. 踌躇, 有顾忌
n. a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
n. uneasiness about the fitness of an action
n. an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
词型变化:名词复数形式 : scruples ; 第三人称单数 : scruples ; 过去分词 : scrupled ; 现在分词 : scrupling ; 过去式 : scrupled
考试类型:[托福/GRE]
词性分布:
名词89%
动词11%

scruple的用法和样例:

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。

词汇搭配

  • stand on scruple有所顾忌,拘泥礼节,...
  • without scruple毫无顾忌地,不择手段...

经典引文

  • Critics..will weigh me out, scruple by scruple, their judicial verdicts.

    出自:E. B. Browning
  • Let no man scruple my honourable mention of this noble enemy.

    出自:Defoe
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