noun🔗Share格令, 药剂师分量 A weight of 1/288 of a pound, that is, twenty grains or one third of a dram, about 1.3 grams (symbol: ℈)."The jeweler carefully weighed the diamond, noting that it was missing a few scruples in weight. "珠宝商小心地称量着钻石,注意到它缺了那么一丁点儿的重量,大概少了几个格令的样子。massamountunitChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share微量,少量。 (by extension) A very small quantity; a particle."The recipe called for an exact amount of each ingredient, but I added a few scruples of cinnamon to give the cookies a slightly warmer flavor. "虽然食谱要求每种配料的量都要精确,但我还是加了微量的肉桂粉,让饼干的味道稍微温暖一些。amountvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share顾虑,顾忌. A doubt or uncertainty concerning a matter of fact; intellectual perplexity."After reading two conflicting reports, the student had scruples about which source to cite in her research paper. "读了两份互相矛盾的报告后,这个学生对于在她的研究论文中引用哪个来源感到顾虑重重。moralphilosophymindcharacterguiltvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share顾虑,顾忌,良心不安。 Hesitation to act from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; doubt, hesitation or unwillingness due to motives of conscience."She had no scruples about copying her friend's homework because she felt the teacher was unfair. "因为她觉得老师不公平,所以抄朋友的作业时,她一点儿顾虑都没有。moralcharacterphilosophymindguiltsoulvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share格拉 (gé lā) A Hebrew unit of time equal to 1/1080 hour.""The ancient clock measured time in larger units, but scholars calculated smaller periods, like scruples, for astronomical observations." "古代的钟表测量时间用较大的单位,但学者们为了天文观测会计算更小的时间段,比如格拉。timenumberunitastronomyreligionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share顾忌,顾虑. To hesitate or be reluctant to act due to considerations of conscience or expedience."She might scruple to lie, even to protect a friend, because honesty is very important to her. "她可能不肯轻易说谎,即使是为了保护朋友,因为对她来说,诚实非常重要。(Tā kěnéng bù kěn qīngyì shuōhuǎng, jíshǐ shì wèile bǎohù péngyǒu, yīnwèi duì tā lái shuō, chéngshí fēicháng zhòngyào.)moralphilosophymindcharactervalueattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share使顾忌,使犹豫。 To excite scruples in; to cause to scruple."The difficult decision about whether to accept the promotion at work scruples me; I'm worried about the extra responsibility. "关于是否接受这份升职的艰难决定让我顾虑重重;我担心额外的责任。moralmindcharacterguiltphilosophyvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share怀疑,顾虑. To regard with suspicion; to question."The teacher scruples the student's claim that they completed the assignment, wondering if they had actually done the work themselves. "老师怀疑学生声称完成了作业的说法,想知道他们是否真的自己完成了工作。moralattitudecharactermindvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share怀疑,顾虑。 To question the truth of (a fact, etc.); to doubt; to hesitate to believe, to question."I do not scruple to admit that all the Earth seeth but only half of the Moon."我不 怀疑 地 承认,地球是全部可见的,而月球只能看到一半。mindphilosophycharacterhumansoulmoralattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading