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Chinese dictionary
v.consider; deliberate; think over
计划还欠斟酌。
The plan still needs further consideration.
这件事请你斟酌着办吧。
Please think it over and handle it as you think fit.
陪审团斟酌了四天之后裁断他无罪。
The jury deliberated for four days before acquitting him.
再三斟酌
consider carefully again and again
还须斟酌
still need to consider
斟酌情况,作一些适当的调整是必要的。
It is necessary to make appropriate adjustments according to the circumstances.
我们得斟酌法律应如何修订。
We need to consider how the law might be reformed.
在你决定买下那家商店之前应斟酌利弊得失。
You should have counted the cost before you decided to buy that store.
Word usage
- Note"斟酌" is different from "推敲". "推敲" emphasizes repeated consideration and perfection, and is mostly used in literary creation or general writing; "斟酌" emphasizes weighing the pros and cons to determine the choice, strives to be free, and can be used widely.