| 单词 | qualm |
| 释义 | qualm noun[Cusually plural] uk/kwɑːm/us/kwɑːm/anuncomfortablefeelingwhen youdoubtif you are doing therightthing: 疑虑；内疚；不安Shehadno qualmsaboutlyingto thepolice.她向警方说谎但却并未感到良心不安。 Suspecting & questioning
qualm| American Dictionaryqualm noun[Cusually pl] us/kwɑm,kwɔm/anuncomfortablefeelingofdoubtabout whether you are doing therightthing: Unfortunately, he said, there arepeoplewho have no qualms aboutbringinginreplacementworkersforstrikers. Examplesofqualmqualm I have qualms about the force of their claim that 'the present tense behaves normally on this interpretation'. From theCambridge English Corpus Yet judges had few qualms about overturning long-standing rating practices if those practices violated the judges' sense of justice. From theCambridge English Corpus I have no qualms about recommending this is a classroom edition. From theCambridge English Corpus Career-path qualms are not exclusive to peripatetic teachers; school music teachers may experience similar worries. From theCambridge English Corpus Rejecting the dictates of an increasingly intolerant society, they had no qualms about imposing gender roles on women. From theCambridge English Corpus They seemed to have few qualms regarding the effect this might have on their children's identities. From theCambridge English Corpus Scientists and military figures who voiced their ufological faith in the press seem to have had no qualms with the term. From theCambridge English Corpus Upon doing so, however, they often developed serious qualms about the justification of continuing their scientific pursuits. From theCambridge English Corpus Perceval and his colleagues were particularly strict church-and-king disciplinarians, and they had no qualms about terrorizing the press. From theCambridge English Corpus The lure of career enhancement was more than enough to overcome any ethical qualms they might have. From theCambridge English Corpus I have no qualms about the first, for it is a first. From theCambridge English Corpus But apart from the liberal qualms, why would any pregnant woman want to make such a commitment? From theCambridge English Corpus It seems much more reasonable to suppose that they could, for example, have moral qualms about harming some but not all individuals. From theCambridge English Corpus Not being postmodern, this book has no qualms about proposing a grand narrative. From theCambridge English Corpus In rare cases, the qualms are strong enough that some staff members need to transfer to other units. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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