scruples

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◎ 单词释义

n.顾忌;迟疑

v.顾虑

过去式: scrupled 过去分词: scrupled 现在分词: scrupling 第三人称单数: scruples

Noun:

    a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains

    uneasiness about the fitness of an action

    an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action

    Verb:

      hesitate on moral grounds;

      "The man scrupled to perjure himself"

      raise scruples;

      "He lied and did not even scruple about it"

      have doubts about

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scruples的用法及例句:

Critics..will weigh me out, scruple by scruple, their judicial verdicts.