deliberately

adv.

1. 故意；蓄意；存心
   done in a way that was planned, not by chance
   1. She's been deliberately ignoring him all day.
      她故意整天都不理他。
2. 不慌不忙地；小心翼翼地；从容不迫地
   slowly and carefully
   1. He packed up his possessions slowly and deliberately.
      他慢慢地、小心翼翼地收拾好自己的物品。

The adjective is pronounced /dɪ'lɪbərət/. The verb is pronounced /dɪ'lɪbəreɪt/. 形容词读作 /dɪ'lɪbərət/。动词读作/dɪ'lɪbəreɪt/。


1. ADJ-GRADED 故意的;蓄意的;早有计划的
   If you do something that is deliberate, you planned or decided to do it beforehand, and so it happens on purpose rather than by chance.
   1. It has a deliberate policy to introduce world art to Britain...
      它在政策上有意识地将世界艺术介绍给英国。
   2. Witnesses say the firing was deliberate and sustained.
      目击者说枪击是蓄意而且持续的。
2. ADJ-GRADED 从容的;不慌不忙的;审慎的;小心翼翼的
   If a movement or action is deliberate, it is done slowly and carefully.
   1. His movements were gentle and deliberate.
      他举止文雅而从容。
   2. ...stepping with deliberate slowness up the steep paths.
      小心翼翼地沿着陡峭的小路慢慢往上走
3. VERB （尤指作出重大决定前）慎重考虑，仔细思考
   If you deliberate, you think about something carefully, especially before making a very important decision.
   1. She deliberated over the decision for a long time before she made up her mind...
      她慎重考虑了好久才下定决心作出这一决定。
   2. The six-person jury deliberated about two hours before returning with the verdict...
      6人陪审团认真商议了约两个小时后作出了裁定。
   3. The Court of Criminal Appeals has been deliberating his case for almost two weeks.
      刑事上诉法院审议他的案子已经快两周了。

1. My ex-wife deliberately sabotages my access to the children.
   我的前妻蓄意阻挠我见孩子。
2. They are deliberately flouting the law in order to obtain an advantage over their competitors
   他们为了和竞争对手抢夺先机而公然无视法律。
3. A fire could have been deliberately started to cloak small coordinated troop movements
   可能是有人故意放火掩护小规模的部队协同行动。
4. I firmly believe our strategy is being deliberately, cynically manipulated.
   我坚信我们的策略正在被人存心恶意操纵。
5. The government has been involved in a disinformation campaign, deliberately misleading and harassing its citizens.
   政府已经卷入了一场造假运动，他们有意误导和扰乱民众生活。
6. With almost evangelical fervour, Marks warns against deliberately seeking a tan
   几乎是凭着一股疯狂的热情，马克斯警告人们不要刻意追求晒成一身古铜色。
7. His sister said he had deliberately given the hospital a false name and address.
   他姐姐说他故意给医院留了假名字和假地址。
8. The government has deliberately frustrated his efforts to gain work permits for his foreign staff.
   政府故意阻挠他为自己的外籍员工申请工作许可证的努力。
9. They have been accused of deliberately causing interference to transmissions.
   他们被指故意干扰信号传输。
10. She has been deliberately left off the guest list
    她被故意排除在嘉宾名单之外。
11. He had deliberately misdirected the reporters.
    他故意给记者们指错方向。
12. She was deliberately mismatching articles of clothing.
    她故意把衣服混搭。
13. Keynes deliberately misrepresented the views of his opponents
    凯恩斯故意歪曲了反对者的观点。
14. A man is deliberately designed to be mortal. He grows, he ages, and he dies.
    人注定终有一死：长大、衰老，然后消亡。
15. I intend to use these terms in a deliberately non-specific and all-embracing way.
    我打算有意含糊笼统地使用这些词语。
16. You're deliberately unconventional. Even your choice of clothes is a statement of your non-conformity
    你故意有悖传统，甚至连着装都在表明自己不认同主流思想。
17. You deliberately went in the other direction
    你故意朝另一个方向走。
18. I had deliberately picked a city with a tropical climate.
    我特意选了一个热带气候的城市。
19. The police deliberately kept a low profile in most places.
    警方在大多数地方有意保持低调。
20. The programme was deliberately slanted to make the home team look good.
    这个节目故意偏向主场队，以使他们看上去表现还不错。
21. The accounting firm deliberately destroyed documents to thwart government investigators
    会计事务所故意毁坏文件，阻挠政府调查工作。
22. The thieves must have deliberately triggered the alarm and hidden inside the house
    盗贼肯定是故意触发了报警器，然后躲在房子里。
23. The government chooses deliberately to understate the increase in prices
    政府故意对物价上涨轻描淡写。
24. She was, quite deliberately, making him feel unwelcome.
    她是有意让他觉得自己不受欢迎。
25. Christopher's answer was deliberately vague.
    克里斯托弗的回答故意模棱两可。
26. Harry wondered if Potts had deliberately sent him on a wild goose chase.
    哈里疑心波茨故意让他白费力气地瞎找一通。
27. I was deliberately trying to annoy him.; I got him angry on purpose.
    我故意气他一下。
28. This sense of an audience made him deliberately casual in his bearing.
    意识到听众在场，他故意摆出一副漫不经心的态度。
29. He is deliberately making it hot for me.
    他这是存心跟我过不去。
30. His report was deliberately opaque.
    他的报告故意含糊其辞。

adv

1. with intention
   1. he used that word intentionally
   2. I did this by choice

   Synonym:    intentionallydesignedlyon purposepurposelyadvisedlyby choiceby design

2. in a deliberate unhurried manner
   1. she was working deliberately

   Synonym:    measuredly