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

• Don't scruple. I know you are attached to them.
  不用顾虑，我知道你跟他们有交情。
• On net them can do not have scruple put forward own problem or is others answer problem.
  在网上他们就可以无所顾忌的提出自己的问题或为别人解答问题了。
• He makes no scruple to tell a lie.
  他说起谎来无所顾忌；他肆无忌惮地说谎。
• 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。
• He lied and did not even scruple about it.
  他撒谎了并且没有迟疑过。
• If it was the only way to get my husband set free, I would act completely without scruple.
  如果这是让我丈夫获释的惟一途径，那么我将无所顾忌。
• I do not stand on scruple with him.
  我和他是不拘礼节的。
• The young man much resented this directness of attack, and in the war of words which followed when they met he did not scruple publicly to insult Mr Clare, without respect for his gray hairs.
  ②这个青年痛恨他单刀直入的批评，后来他们相遇了，就激烈地争辩起来，并不顾忌他是一个头发灰白的老人，当众把克莱尔先生侮辱了一番。
• 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。
• He did not scruple to add that her being at home for a while would be a great advantage to everybody.
  他还毫不犹豫地加了一句：她回家住上一阵对大家都大有好处。