有关《再要你命3000》的释义准确性

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闲得无事，用韦氏词典（红和绿的）查了一下该书的释义，发现一些词汇的释义似乎与这两本词典不符，自己不敢下结论，因此想问问诸位网友，以求得高手的解答！谢谢！以下列举了部分词汇释义：

scrupe: 1. noun, a feeling that prevents you from doing something that you think is wrong;
                2. verb, to be unwilling to do something because you think it is improper.

meditate: verb, to spend time in quiet thought for religious purposes or relaxation;
                 meditate on/ upon: to think about something carefully;

behoove: verb, to be necessary or proper for someone: It behooves a good citizen to obey the law = a good citizen should obey the law;

redeem: verb, 1. to make ( something that is bad, unpleasant ) better or more acceptable;
                           2. exchange for money; You can redeem this coupon at any store;
                           3. buy back; pay back;
                           4. to do what is required by a promise or a pledge;
debonair: adj, somewhat old-fashioned, of a man: dressing and acting in an appealing and sophisitcated way: fashionable, attractive, and confident; His handsome face and debonair manner made him very poplar with the ladies.

incumbent: adj, holding an of fice or position;  incumbent on / upon: necessary as a duty for someone: It is incumbent on us to help = It is our duty to help.

vociferous: adj, expressing feelings or opinions in a very loud or forceful way, He was vociferous in his support of the proposal.

onerous, adj, difficult and unpleasant to do or deal with, an onerous chore/ duty.

vacuous, adj, lacking meaning, importance, or substance, a dull and vacuous movie.

vehement, adj, showing strong and often angry feelings: very emotional. He issued a vehement denial of the accusation.

inadvertant, adj, not intended or planned: ACCIDENTAL, an inadvertant error.

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小白来顶一下，不能给出专业的回答莫怪哈~ 俺就是从《美国传统词典》上查了一下，给楼主多一个参考角度吧~ （PS，第一个和最后一个单词楼主是不是打错了？）

scruple
n.
1. An uneasy feeling arising from conscience or principle that tends to hinder action.See Synonyms at qualm.
2. Abbr. sc.,scr.A unit of apothecary weight equal to about 1.3 grams, or 20 grains.
3. A minute part or amount.
v.intr.
To hesitate as a result of conscience or principle:

meditate
v.tr.
1. To reflect on; contemplate.
2. To plan in the mind; intend:
v.intr.
1. To consider or reflect at length.
2. To engage in contemplation, especially of a spiritual or devotional nature.See Synonyms at ponder.

behoove
v.tr.
To be necessary or proper for
v.intr.
To be necessary or proper.

redeem  
v.tr.
1. To recover ownership of by paying a specified sum.
2. To pay off (a promissory note, for example).
3. To turn in (coupons, for example) and receive something in exchange.
4. To fulfill (a pledge, for example).
5. To convert into cash:
6. To set free; rescue or ransom.
7. To save from a state of sinfulness and its consequences.See Synonyms at save.
8. To make up for:
9. To restore the honor, worth, or reputation of:

debonair
adj.
1. Suave; urbane.
2. Affable; genial.
3. Carefree and gay; jaunty.

incumbent
adj.
1. Imposed as an obligation or a duty; obligatory:
2. Lying, leaning, or resting on something else:
3. Currently holding a specified office:
n.
A person who holds an office or ecclesiastical benefice:

vociferous
adj.
Making, given to, or marked by noisy and vehement outcry.

onerous
adj.
1. Troublesome or oppressive; burdensome.See Synonyms at burdensome.
2. [Law] Entailing obligations that exceed advantages.

vacuous
adj.
1. Devoid of matter; empty.
2. Lacking intelligence; stupid.
3. Devoid of substance or meaning; inane:
4. Devoid of expression; vacant:
5. Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.See Synonyms at empty.

vehement
adj.
1. Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; fervid:
2. Marked by or full of vigor or energy; strong:

inadvertent
adj.
1. Not duly attentive.
2. Marked by unintentional lack of care.See Synonyms at careless.

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Luminox 发表于 2015-3-8 22:30
小白来顶一下，不能给出专业的回答莫怪哈~ 俺就是从《美国传统词典》上查了一下，给楼主多一个参考角度吧~  ...

谢谢哈！俺在学习中，希望高手给出专业的之点哈！有一个问题哈：3000中对onerous的解释是费时间花心思的，这个释义对吗？请教中。。。。

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小白再来答一下~先说明俺只能在词典层面回答一下哈，涉及到单词的实际使用情况或约定俗成的用法确实不太了解T_T

对于3000里中文释义的话，“花心思”还算比较贴切一些，个人感觉onerous这个词不太能体现出“费时间“这层意思。

其实看3000上的近义词：arduous, burdensome, challenging, exacting, grueling, taxing, toilsome，这几个词基本上都有麻烦、困难和难以承受这一层意思，从这些词的解释来看，不太能体现出“费时间”的意思，再看“花心思”，“花心思”这个词貌似没什么负性含义，而onerous个人感觉是有些负性含义的。所以，既然楼主都已经详细查这个单词了，不妨就直接按词典的解释理解吧~

PS.附一下韦氏和AHD的词义辨析：

韦氏：
onerous, burdensome, oppressive, exacting mean imposing hardship. Onerous stresses being laborious and heavy especially because distasteful<the onerous task of cleaning up the mess>.

AHD:
burdensome, onerous, oppressive, arduous, demanding, rigorous, exacting
These adjectives all apply to what imposes a severe test of bodily or spiritual strength.
Onerous adds to burdensome the connotation of the figuratively heavy load imposed by something irksome or annoying: “Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive that they must be thrown off”  (Herbert Spencer).

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Luminox 发表于 2015-3-11 11:00
小白再来答一下~先说明俺只能在词典层面回答一下哈，涉及到单词的实际使用情况或约定俗成的用法确实不太了解 ...

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