doubtful
英 ['da?tf?l; -f(?)l]
美['da?tf?l]
- adj. 可疑的；令人生疑的；疑心的；不能確定的
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詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?doubtfully;
英英釋意
- 1. open to doubt or suspicion;
- "the candidate's doubtful past"
- "he has a dubious record indeed"
- "what one found uncertain the other found dubious or downright false"
- "it was more than dubitable whether the friend was as influential as she thought"- Karen Horney
- 2. fraught with uncertainty or doubt;
- "they were doubtful that the cord would hold"
- "it was doubtful whether she would be admitted"
- "dubious about agreeing to go"
- 3. unsettled in mind or opinion;
- "drew a few tentative conclusions"
英文詞源
- doubtful (adj.)
- late 14c., from doubt (n.) + -ful. Related: Doubtfully; doubtfulness.
同義詞辨析
questionable, doubtful, ambiguous, uncertain
這些形容詞均含"懷疑的，不確定的"之意。
questionable： 通常指懷疑某行為是否恰當(dāng)，或指有根有據(jù)的懷疑。
doubtful： 指對(duì)某個(gè)問題持積極懷疑的，有疑問的態(tài)度，強(qiáng)調(diào)缺乏確信。
ambiguous： 指因缺乏明確感或因?yàn)橛懈鞣N不同的解釋而值得懷疑。
uncertain： 多指因缺乏證據(jù)或了解而捉摸不定，也指因不能預(yù)料而不能作出選擇。
考試真題
- They are doubtful about its necessity.
出自-2012年12月閱讀原文
- Americans are less doubtful when it comes to politics: 73% expect to see a female president in their lifetime.
2019年6月四級(jí)真題（第二套）閱讀 Section C
- Somewhat doubtful.
出自-2016年6月閱讀原文
- It's doubtful that a computer program can do that—at least, not without some undesirable results.
2017年12月六級(jí)真題（第二套）閱讀 Section C
- Yet like many college teachers around the U.S., the faculty remain doubtful that their work as educators can be measured by a "learning outcome" such as a graduate's ability to investigate and reason.
2017年6月六級(jí)真題（第一套）閱讀 Section A
- One reason is that, according to findings of a new survey of office workers conducted by wakefield research for the it company citrix, most bosses are doubtful about remote working.
2016年高考英語浙江卷（10月） 閱讀理解 閱讀C 原文
- And whether the community's work contributes much to an overall accumulation of knowledge is doubtful.
出自-2013年考研閱讀原文
實(shí)用場(chǎng)景例句
- Rose was doubtful about the whole idea.
- 羅斯對(duì)整個(gè)設(shè)想持懷疑態(tài)度。
牛津詞典
- He was doubtful about accepting extra work.
- 他拿不定主意是否接受額外工作。
牛津詞典
- It's doubtful if this painting is a Picasso.
- 這未必就是畢加索的畫。
牛津詞典
- With her injuries it's doubtful that she'll ever walk again.
- 她多處受傷，今后能否行走還很難說。
牛津詞典
- It's doubtful whether the car will last another year.
- 這輛汽車未必還能用上一年。
牛津詞典
- He is injured and is doubtful for the game tomorrow (= unlikely to play) .
- 他受了傷，明天未必能參賽。
牛津詞典
- At the beginning of the war things were looking very doubtful.
- 戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)剛開始時(shí)，形勢(shì)看上去很不明朗。
牛津詞典
- This wine is of doubtful quality.
- 這酒的質(zhì)量有問題。
牛津詞典
- Why did he sound so doubtful?
- 為什么他聽上去如此不確定？
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- ...selling something that is overpriced or of doubtful quality...
- 售賣漫天要價(jià)或質(zhì)量低劣的東西
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- They also seemed of very doubtful value.
- 它們好像也沒有多大價(jià)值。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Forsyth is doubtful for tonight's game with a badly bruised leg.
- 福賽斯腿部嚴(yán)重擦傷，不大可能參加今晚的比賽。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- I was still very doubtful about the chances for success...
- 我對(duì)能否成功仍然深表懷疑。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- It is doubtful whether Tweed, even with his fluent French, passed for one of the locals...
- 盡管特威德能說一口流利的法語，他是否能被當(dāng)作當(dāng)?shù)厝诉€很難說。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- For a time it seemed doubtful that he would move at all...
- 有一段時(shí)間他似乎根本不會(huì)搬家。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- I am very doubtful of that.
- 我很疑心那件事.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- It is doubtful whether he can read my fortune or not.
- 他能否算出我的運(yùn)氣還是個(gè)疑問.
期刊摘選
- Provisions for doubtful debts increased to eight million pounds.
- 疑賬準(zhǔn)備金增加到八百萬英鎊.
國(guó)際金融英語口語
- He felt very doubtful of the outcome.
- 關(guān)于結(jié)果他感到非常疑惑.
期刊摘選
- I am doubtful whether it is true.
- 我懷疑那是否真實(shí).
期刊摘選
- It is doubtful if dehydrated fruit will make much headway.
- 脫水水果是否有多大進(jìn)步尚難予料.
辭典例句
- It is doubtful that he will come.
- 他會(huì)不會(huì)來值得懷疑.
期刊摘選
- As soon as he finished, his supporters applauded vigorously, but most of the masses were taken aback and exchanged doubtful glances.
- 他的話完了, 他的幾個(gè)支持者拼命地鼓掌, 而更多的人卻噤若寒蟬,面面相覷.
《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- Let's try to clear up our difficult and doubtful points.
- 讓我們?cè)O(shè)法把難處和疑點(diǎn)解決一下.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- The day is doubtful.
- 勝負(fù)難料.
《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- I'm doubtful where to go.
- 該往哪里去我心中無底.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- The speaker was clearly playing to the gallery when he uttered so many doubtful jokes.
- 演說者講了這么多似是而非的笑話,顯然是迎合低級(jí)趣味.
《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》