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单词 scrupulous
释义
scrupulous
adjective
uk
/ˈskruː.pjə.ləs/us
/ˈskruː.pjə.ləs/

scrupulousadjective(HONEST)

extremelyhonest:
襟怀坦白的；审慎的；严格认真的
A scrupulouspoliticianwould notlieabout herbusinessinterests.一个光明磊落的政治家并不会隐瞒自己的职务权益。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Honesty, openness & sincerity
  • above board
  • anti-corruption
  • artless
  • artlessly
  • artlessness
  • bone
  • honestly
  • honourable
  • honourably
  • in
  • in all honesty/seriousness/truthfulnessidiom
  • in good faithidiom
  • joke
  • nail
  • skinny
  • squeaky-clean
  • stainless
  • straight arrowidiom
  • straight upidiom
  • the straight and narrowidiom
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Accurate and exact

scrupulousadjective(CAREFUL)

doing everythingcorrectlyandexactlyas it should be done:
严格的，严谨的，小心的
Thenursetold him to be scrupulous(=extremelycareful)aboutkeepingthewoundclean.护士告诉他务必保持伤口清洁。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Cautious and vigilant
  • abundance
  • an abundance of cautionidiom
  • askance
  • attentive
  • attentively
  • conservative
  • conservatively
  • diligence
  • diligent
  • discreet
  • methodically
  • meticulous
  • meticulously
  • meticulousness
  • mindful
  • sedulous
  • sedulously
  • slowly
  • super-cautious
  • super-conservative
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Detailed and careful

Related word

scrupulously
(Definition ofscrupulousfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

scrupulous| American Dictionary

scrupulous
adjective
us
/ˈskru·pjə·ləs/
extremelycarefulto do what isrightormoral:
Shemanagedto get acopyof thereportthrough afriendwho wasn’t so scrupulous aboutsharinginformation.
Scrupulous alsomeansextremelyaccurateandexact:
Herreportis scrupulous initsdetail.
(Definition ofscrupulousfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofscrupulous

scrupulous
Although many reputable groups arescrupulousabout avoiding any strings that might be attached to industry funding, not all are so fastidious.
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His contagious enthusiasm is backed by ascrupulousand detailed scholarship.
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Ascrupuloushusband might wait for two full years before remarrying, while his children completed their mourning obligations.
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Deep brain stimulation offers an alternative to medicationresistant patients, but patient selection must bescrupulousand installation of stimulation devices should be confined to highly experienced centers and neurosurgeons.
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Without this basic condition, thescrupulousadherence to 'custom' could not be ensured, nor would the system of checks and balances built into the administrative machinery prove effective.
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Much play is made of common tones between the layers to control resultant verticals between them;scrupulouscare is thereby taken to ensure that they relate satisfactorily to each other.
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The judge was notscrupulous.
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They are probably morescrupulousand caring.
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He is very much at home there, marking his points by means ofscrupulousattention to the debaters' words and to the tones and contexts in which they are delivered.
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How unusuallyscrupulousof him!
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On the other hand, it seems to be agreed that there is room for more effective application and morescrupulousmonitoring of the existing mechanisms.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Crime can only be fought byscrupulousrespect for the state of law.
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I agree that there will bescrupulouschecking of the use of the fishing possibilities under this agreement and the use of the funds provided.
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They are never tooscrupulousin pursuit of their own interests.
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We have beenscrupulousin avoiding subjective intervention in allocations to individual police authorities.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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