单词：scruple
vi. 踌躇, 有顾忌
n. uneasiness about the fitness of an action
n. an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
考试类型：[托福/GRE]
scruple的用法和样例：
例句
- He has absolutely no scruples; he'll do anything to get what he wants.他没有一点点顾忌，为了得到自己想要的东西，他什么事都做得出来。
- She will tell lies without scruple.她会肆无忌惮地说谎。
- Jane did it at once, and made no scruple about it.简毫不犹豫，立刻就办了。
- Don't scruple to ask for anything you want.你要什么请尽量讲。
- She didn't scruple to take Tom from his wife.她毫不犹豫地从汤姆妻子手中夺走汤姆。
词汇搭配
- stand on scruple有所顾忌,拘泥礼节,...
- without scruple毫无顾忌地,不择手段...
经典引文
Critics..will weigh me out, scruple by scruple, their judicial verdicts.
出自：E. B. BrowningLet no man scruple my honourable mention of this noble enemy.
出自：Defoe
- reservation预定
- misgiving疑虑
- qualm疑虑
- doubt怀疑
- compunction良心的责备
- hesitation犹豫
- regret后悔
- second thought再三考虑
- suspicion猜疑
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