Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #4700
deliberate
仔细考虑；斟酌；商议
to think about or discuss something very carefully
- 1.
To consider carefully; to weigh well in the mind.
仔细考虑；深思。
- 2.
think about carefully; weigh
仔细考虑；权衡
- 3.
To consider the reasons for and against anything; to reflect.
仔细考虑事物的正反理由；深思。
- 4.
discuss the pros and cons of an issue
讨论利弊；商议
仔细考虑；深思。；仔细考虑；权衡；仔细考虑事物的正反理由；深思。；讨论利弊；商议；仔细考虑
In use
She always deliberates before making a decision.
The committee deliberated for hours before reaching a verdict.
I'm deliberating whether to accept the job offer.
deliberate on/upon/about sth
表示就某件事仔细考虑或讨论，常与介词 on、upon 或 about 连用。
The jury deliberated on the verdict for three days.
陪审团就裁决 deliberated 了三天。
deliberate whether to do sth
用于表示考虑是否做某事，后接 whether to 不定式。
They deliberated whether to accept the offer.
他们 deliberated 是否接受这个提议。
deliberate with sb about/on sth
表示与某人一起讨论或商议某事。
Connections
Collocations
- deliberate on
- 仔细考虑；审议
- The committee will deliberate on the proposal next week.委员会下周将审议这项提案。
- deliberate over
- 反复权衡；仔细斟酌
- She deliberated over whether to accept the job offer.她反复权衡是否接受这份工作邀请。
- deliberate carefully
- 仔细斟酌；深思熟虑
- Before making a decision, you should deliberate carefully.在做出决定之前，你应该仔细斟酌。
- deliberate the issue
- 讨论（或审议）这个问题
- The board deliberated the issue for two hours before voting.董事会在投票前审议这个问题两个小时。
- deliberate the matter
- 讨论（或审议）这件事
- We need more time to deliberate the matter thoroughly.我们需要更多时间来彻底审议这件事。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：deliberate 中包含 liberate（解放），但解放前需深思熟虑。
Context & Register
“deliberate”作为动词时，意为“仔细考虑”，多用于正式场合或需要深思熟虑的情况，如会议讨论、决策制定等。在日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些单词拼写都以 -ate 结尾，但作为动词时发音多为 /eɪt/，而 deliberate (verb) 根据给定发音为 /dɪlɪbɝət/，末尾读作 /ɝət/，因此并不押韵。请注意拼写相似但发音不同。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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