托福词汇：scruple

scruple ['skru:pl] US UK

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n. 踌躇,顾忌

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noun

【释义】

a belief about what is right and wrong that prevents you from doing bad things

顾忌，顾虑:

【例句】

He had no scruples about selling faulty goods to people.

他卖次货给人，心里毫无不安。

【例句】

a man with no moral scruples

一个道德上无所顾忌的男人

【例句】

They made thousands of families homeless without scruple.

他们肆无忌惮地使成千上万个家庭流离失所。

verb

【释义】

not scruple to do sth, [literary] to be willing to do something even though it may be wrong or may upset people

毫无顾忌地做某事:

【例句】

They did not scruple to bomb innocent civilians.

他们毫无顾忌地轰炸无辜的平民。