de·lib·er·ate

adjective

/dɪˈlɪbərət/

done on purpose rather than by accident故意的；蓄意的；存心的 synonym intentional, planned
- a deliberate act of vandalism故意毁坏公物的行为
- The speech was a deliberate attempt to embarrass the government.这一发言蓄意使政府难堪。
- a deliberate lie/deception 故意的谎言/欺骗
opposite unintentional
Extra Examples
- I'm afraid that was a deliberate ploy on my part.恐怕这是我故意的策略。
- The emphasis on Europe was quite deliberate.对欧洲的强调是故意而为。
- They have a deliberate policy to involve people of all ages in the project.他们制定了一项深思熟虑的政策，让所有年龄段的人都参与到该项目中。
(of a movement or an action) done slowly and carefully不慌不忙的；小心翼翼的；从容不迫的
- She spoke in a slow and deliberate way.她说话慢条斯理不慌不忙。

Word Originlate Middle English (as an adjective): from Latin deliberatus, ‘considered carefully’, past participle of deliberare, from de- ‘down’ + librare ‘weigh’ (from libra ‘scales’).

de·lib·er·ate

verb

/dɪˈlɪbəreɪt/

[intransitive, transitive] (formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they deliberate	/dɪˈlɪbəreɪt/ /dɪˈlɪbəreɪt/
he / she / it deliberates	/dɪˈlɪbəreɪts/ /dɪˈlɪbəreɪts/
past simple deliberated	/dɪˈlɪbəreɪtɪd/ /dɪˈlɪbəreɪtɪd/
past participle deliberated	/dɪˈlɪbəreɪtɪd/ /dɪˈlɪbəreɪtɪd/
-ing form deliberating	/dɪˈlɪbəreɪtɪŋ/ /dɪˈlɪbəreɪtɪŋ/

to consider something very carefully, usually before making a decision仔细考虑；深思熟虑；反复思考
- 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。
- The sergeant deliberated for a moment and then agreed to unlock the door.中士考虑了一会儿，同意打开门。
- deliberate (on) whether, what, etc… They deliberated (on) whether to continue with the talks.他们仔细考虑了是否继续谈判的问题。
- deliberate over something Customers sometimes deliberate over a purchase for weeks.顾客有时会花数周的时间来考虑购买事宜。
- deliberate something The jurors are now deliberating the fate of the accused.陪审员现在正在审议被告的命运。
Topics Preferences and decisionsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Deliberate is used with these nouns as the subject:
jury
Word Originlate Middle English (as an adjective): from Latin deliberatus, ‘considered carefully’, past participle of deliberare, from de- ‘down’ + librare ‘weigh’ (from libra ‘scales’).