qualm

英 [kwɑːm] 美 [kwɑːm]

• n. 疑虑；晕眩；紧张不安

英英释义

Noun:

1. uneasiness about the fitness of an action

2. a mild state of nausea

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. He felt the flowing qualm spread over him.
   他觉得那股疑惧涌遍全身。
2. The doctor seemed seized with a qualm of faintness.
   博士显得好象一阵眩晕发作。
3. After I was weaken up, I found qualm in a lot of novels was false.
   我身体虚弱以后，才发现很多小说里描写的晕眩是虚假的。
4. Hurstwood suffered a qualm of body as the car rolled up.
   当电车开上前时，赫斯渥浑身感到一阵不安。
5. He felt no serious qualms about concealing the information from the police.
   他向警方隐瞒实情而并未感到十分不妥。

经典引文

• No qualms to interfere with appetite.

  出自： F. C. Burnand

近反义词

【近义词】

• misgiving 疑虑
• doubt 怀疑
• uneasiness 担忧
• question 问题
• skepticism 怀疑论
• suspicion 猜疑
• scruple 顾忌
• apprehension 理解
• anxiety 焦虑
• pang （肉体上的）剧痛...
• fear 担心
• apprehensiveness 有理解力
• trepidation 恐惧
• disquiet 担心
• remorse 懊悔
• contrition 悔罪
• regret 后悔
• repentance 后悔
• shame 羞愧
• reservation 预定
• compunction 良心的责备
• squeamishness squeamish的名词...
• queasiness 恶心