deliberate

1. ADJ 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. 故意的

Witnesses say the firing was deliberate and sustained. 目擊者說這次射擊是蓄意的，而且還持續了一段時間。

2. deliberatelyADV 故意地

It looks as if the blaze was started deliberately. 看來那場火是有人故意放的。

3. ADJ If a movement or action is deliberate, it is done slowly and carefully. 從容謹慎的

...stepping with deliberate slowness up the steep paths. …小心翼翼地緩步走上陡峭的小逕。

4. deliberatelyADV 從容謹慎地[ADV after v]

The Japanese have acted calmly and deliberately. 那些日本人表現得鎮定且從容。

5. V-T/V-I If you deliberate, you think about something carefully, especially before making a very important decision. 仔細考慮

She deliberated over the decision for a good few years before she finally made up her mind. 在她最終下定決心之前，她仔細考慮了這個決定多年。