scruples

英 [ˈskruːplz]

美 [ˈskruːplz]

n.  (道德上的)顾忌，顾虑
v.  无所顾忌地做; 肆无忌惮地干
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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

• motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
  Synonym:consciencemoral sensesense of right and wrong

双语例句

• I don't care to do what you ask. I have scruples about interfering in his affairs.
  我不愿做你所要求的事。要干预他的事我是有所顾忌的。
• You resigned the place from conscientious scruples.
  您辞去那个职位是出于良心上的不安。
• Have you no scruples about buying stolen goods?
  你买赃物就毫无顾忌吗？
• She had no scruples; she would do whatever she wanted to.
  她是一个毫无顾忌的人；她想要做什麽就做什麽。
• She forgot her scruples, and as he rose to say good-Bye, hex eyes were shining.
  她打消了顾虑，在他站起来告别的时候，她激动得两眼闪闪发光。
• His objections, the scruples of his integrity, seemed all done away, nobody could tell how;
  他的顾虑，他因为为人正直而产生的顾忌，似乎早已荡然无存&谁也说不准是怎么回事；
• Some scruples and some reluctance the widower-father may be supposed to have felt;
  可以料想，那丧偶的父亲心里有些顾虑，有些踌躇。
• Her Orthodox Jewish upbringing and my own Catholic scruples imposed a celibate grace that made even kissing a distant prospect, however fervently desired.
  她的正统犹太教养育和我自己的天主教顾忌实行独身主义的宽限期，使甚至亲吻一个遥远的前景，但是热切期望的。
• But I got more and more scruples, and can't stop considering about the results and responsibilities.
  可是却有了越来越多的顾忌，会考虑后果和责任。
• I understand that it's hard when you are asked to protect the American people against people who have no scruples and would willingly and gladly kill innocents.
  我理解，当你们被要求去保护美国人民，而你们的敌人则是些良心上没有任何顾忌，愿意并且乐于杀戮无辜的人，你们的任务很艰巨。