scruples

英 [ˈskruːplz]

美 [ˈskruːplz]

n.  (道德上的)顾忌，顾虑
v.  无所顾忌地做; 肆无忌惮地干
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柯林斯词典

• N-VAR (道德上的)顾忌,顾虑;良心不安
  Scruplesare moral principles or beliefs that make you unwilling to do something that seems wrong.
  1. ...a man with no moral scruples.
     道德败坏的人

英英释义

noun

• motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
  Synonym:consciencemoral sensesense of right and wrong

双语例句

• Blind love had overcome a lifetime's scruples.
  盲目的爱情压倒了一生的顾忌。
• Art is not without scruples, behavior art without doubt have its own bottom line.
  艺术并非是无所顾忌，行为艺术无疑也有自己的道德底线。
• You resigned the place from conscientious scruples.
  您辞去那个职位是出于良心上的不安。
• Her Orthodox Jewish upbringing and my own Catholic scruples imposed a celibate grace that made even kissing a distant prospect, however fervently desired.
  她的正统犹太教养育和我自己的天主教顾忌实行独身主义的宽限期，使甚至亲吻一个遥远的前景，但是热切期望的。
• I think he must be a sensitive person, having lot of scruples and principles.
  我想，他应该也是个敏感的人，有很多顾忌，有很多原则。
• Jou-chia also discovered that one needn't have as many scruples toward one's husband as toward parents.
  柔也发现对丈夫不必像对父母那样有顾忌。
• Jack doesn't have many principles or scruples.
  杰克没有太多的行为准则和顾忌。
• His objections, the scruples of his integrity, seemed all done away, nobody could tell how;
  他的顾虑，他因为为人正直而产生的顾忌，似乎早已荡然无存&谁也说不准是怎么回事；
• Have you no scruples about buying stolen goods?
  你买赃物就毫无顾忌吗？
• But I got more and more scruples, and can't stop considering about the results and responsibilities.
  可是却有了越来越多的顾忌，会考虑后果和责任。