Scruple
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n. 良心上的不安;顾虑，顾忌;
vi. 感到于心不安，有顾忌;
📝 例句
He doesn't scruple at [about] lying.
他对于说谎不会感到内疚 [他说起谎来毫无顾忌]。
My only scruple in advising the match was on his account.
当我参谋这桩婚事的时候，我唯一的顾虑倒是为了他的缘故。
Don't scruple to ask for anything you want.
你要什么请尽量讲。
She wouldn' t scruple to tell a lie if she thought it would be useful.
她只要认为说谎有利, 就连犹豫都不犹豫.
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。
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scruple
n
1 [U, C often pl 作不可数名词或可数名词, 後者常作复数]
feeling that prevents one from doing or allowing sth that one thinks may be wrong 顾忌; 顾虑
Have you no scruples about buying stolen goods? 你买赃物就毫无顾忌吗?
She tells lies without scruple. 她撒谎肆无忌惮.
2 [C] weight unit of 20 grains 重量单位（等於20格令）. scruple, v [It]
(usu in negative sentences 通常用於否定句) hesitate (to do sth) because of scruples （因有顾忌）犹豫
She wouldn't scruple to tell a lie if she thought it would be useful. 她只要认为说谎有利, 就连犹豫都不犹豫.
🔁 扩展释义
*['skru:pl]n. 踌躇, 犹豫, 微量vi. 踌躇, 有顾忌【医】 英分, 斯克鲁普尔(旧时药量单位,等于1.296克)
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My parents paid my way through college.
我父母供我上大学。
I'm going to tell him what to do.
我正要告诉他应该如何做。
All this was comparatively slow until, with the coming of science, the tempo was suddenly raised.
所有这些发展都比较缓慢，而随着科学的到来，增长的速度才突然加快。