| 单词 | sure/not sure |
| 释义 | sure/not suresure1 when you feel sure about something2 to make someone sure about somethingnot sure3 not sure if something is true or if something will happen4 not sure if you should do something or if something is good or right5 to make someone feel unsure about somethingrelated wordsmake sure 确保 check,see alsoknow/not know,certainly/definitely,1. when you feel sure about something 对某事有把握 sure /ʃʊəʳ/ [adjective not before noun] if you are sure about something, you believe that it is definitely true or correct 确信的，肯定的，有把握的 ‘the car was a bmw’ ‘are you sure?’ “那是一辆宝马。”“你肯定吗？”sure (that) i'm surprised she isn't here - i was sure she would come. 我很奇怪她没来—我本来以为她肯定会来的。 are you quite sure that he understood your instructions? 你肯定他明白你的指示吗？sure about i think children are influenced by these films, but it's impossible to be sure about this. 我认为儿童会受到这些电影的影响，但是没法确定。sure of you need to be sure of your facts before making any accusations. 你提出指控之前需要对自己所掌握的事实有把握。pretty sure i'm pretty sure barbara still works here. 我很肯定芭芭拉还在这里工作。absolutely sure we do not believe this is the body of the missing girl, but we have to check to be absolutely sure. 我们不认为这是失踪女孩的尸体，但是我们必须查证以绝对肯定。 certain /ˈsɜːʳtn/ [adjective not before noun] completely sure that something is true 肯定的，非常确定的 certain (that) are you certain you didn't leave your keys at home? 你肯定没有把钥匙留在家里吗?certain about he was certain about one thing - she would come back one day. 有一件事他是肯定的一总有一天她会回来。certain of she won't let you borrow the car - i'm certain of that. 她不会让你借用那车的—我肯定。absolutely certain don't stop looking until you're absolutely certain you've found the place you want. 如果你不是绝对肯定已经找到了你想要的地方，就不要放弃寻找。 positive /ˈpɒzɪtɪv, ˈpɒzətɪvǁˈpɑː-/ [adjective not before noun] especially spoken completely sure that something is true - use this especially when other people are saying it might not be true 【尤口】确信的，肯定的，有绝对把握的［尤用于其他人都说这可能不是真的时］ ‘are you sure you locked the door?’ ‘yes, i'm positive.’ “你肯定锁门了吗？”“是的，我很肯定。”positive (that) she said she was positive the exam was next tuesday. 她说她肯定是下星期二考试。absolutely positive i'm absolutely positive i haven't made a mistake. 我绝对肯定我没有弄错。 convinced /kənˈvɪnst/ [adjective not before noun] sure that something is true, even when you cannot prove it 坚信的，深信的，确信的［尽管无法证明］ convinced (that) we've had no news of him, but we're convinced he's still alive. 我们一直没有他的消息，但是我们深信他还活着。 she became convinced that her boyfriend was seeing someone else. 她坚信她男朋友在和别人约会。convinced of brown's wife was convinced of his innocence. 布朗的妻子坚信他是无辜的。 have no doubt /hæv ˌnəʊ ˈdaʊt/ [verb phrase not in progressive] to be so certain about something that there are no doubts in your mind 毫不怀疑 have no doubt (that) i've no doubt that his story is true. 我毫不怀疑他的故事是真的。have no doubt about/of my boss told me he had no doubt about my abilities as a salesman. 老板跟我说，他毫不怀疑我当销售员的能力。 know /nəʊ/ [intransitive/transitive verb not in progressive] to have a strong feeling that something is right or true, although there may be nothing to prove 知道，确知，确信 know (that) sally knew that she and carl would be the best of friends. 萨莉确信她和卡尔会是最好的朋友。 i just know your mother will love this necklace. 我就知道你母亲会喜欢这根项链的。 as soon as the phone rang, we knew something terrible must have happened. 电话铃一响，我们就知道肯定发生了什么可怕的事。know it she's going to pass -- i just know it! 她会及格的—我就知道！ satisfied /ˈsætɪsfaɪd, ˈsætəsfaɪd/ [adjective not before noun] sure that you know the truth about something that has happened, because you have enough information 确信的；信服的 satisfied (that) police are now satisfied that her death was an accident. 警方现已确信她是意外死亡。 confident /ˈkɒnfɪdənt, ˈkɒnfədəntǁˈkɑːn-/ [adjective not before noun] sure that something good will happen, or that you will be able to achieve what you want 肯定的，确信的，有把握的；有信心的 ‘do you think you'll win tomorrow's game?’ - ‘well, we're all feeling pretty confident’. “你认为明天的比赛你们能赢吗？”“嗯—我们都觉得很有把握。”confident (that) doctors are confident that he'll make a full recovery. 医生有信心他能完全康复。confident of a spokesman said the government was confident of winning the vote and would not discuss the possibility of defeat. 一名发言人说政府有信心赢得选票，并且不愿意谈论落选的可能性。 i bet /aɪ ˈbet/ spoken informal say this when you feel sure that something is true 【口，非正式】我打赌，我敢说，我肯定 i bet (that) i bet you're tired after such a long journey. 我敢肯定这么长的路程你已累了。 i bet she hasn't told her parents about this. 我敢肯定，她没有把这事告诉她父母。 must /məst, strong mʌst/ [modal verb] especially spoken if you say that something must be true or must have happened, you are sure about it, because of information you have or things you have noticed that make it seem very likely 【尤口】肯定，一定 you must remember sally newton. she was in our french class. 你肯定记得萨莉·牛顿，她是我们法语班的。must have kim didn't answer when i called - she must have gone to bed. 我打电话金没有接—她肯定已经睡觉了。 she didn't get into movies just because her mother was a famous actress, but it must have helped. 她进入电影圈并不只是因为她母亲是一位名演员，不过肯定也是有一定帮助的。 can't /kɑːntǁkænt/ [modal verb] especially spoken if you say that something can't be true or can't have happened, you are sure that it is not true or has not happened 【尤口】不可能 he says he's 21 but he can't be older than 18. 他说他有21岁，但是他不可能超过18岁。can't have she can't have gone to bed yet - it's only 8 o'clock. 她不可能已经上床睡了一才8点钟呢。 if you failed that exam you can't have worked very hard. 那次考试你没有通过的话，那你肯定是不够努力。 i'd put money on it /aɪd pʊt ˈmʌni ɒn ɪt/ you say i'd put money on it when you are so sure of something that you would be willing to take the chance of losing money if you were wrong 我敢打赌 ‘do you really think the president will win again?’ ‘i'd put money on it.’ “你真的认为总统能再次当选吗？”“我敢打赌。”2. to make someone sure about something 使某人确信某事 convince /kənˈvɪns/ [transitive verb] to make someone sure about something, especially when this is difficult to do 使信服 our new policy on tax reform will certainly help the economy. the only problem will be convincing the voters. 我们这个新的税务改革政策肯定有助于经济的发展，唯一的问题是要让选民信服。convince somebody (that) the discovery of a body finally convinced mrs hayes that her son was dead. 发现尸体以后，海斯夫人终于相信她儿子死了。 i had tried to convince my company's president that these ideas were viable. 我曾努力要公司总裁相信这些设想是切实可行的。convince somebody of something how many more deaths will it take to convince the authorities of the need to test drugs more thoroughly? 还要出多少死亡事故才能使当局相信药物试验需要更加仔细彻底？3. not sure if something is true or if something will happen 不确定某事是否真实或会不会发生 not sure /nɒt ˈʃʊəʳ/ [adjective phrase not before noun] ‘what time does the film start?’ ‘i think it's 8.30, but i'm not sure.’ “电影什么时候开始？”“我想是8点半吧，但是我不能肯定。”not sure how/whether/when etc i'm not sure where she lives. 我不知道她住在哪里。 i'm not sure how long it will take the bus to get there. 我不清楚公共汽车要过多久才能到那里。not sure about if you're not sure about the meaning of a word, look it up in a dictionary. 如果你不确定某个词的意思就查词典。not sure of use the ‘filesearch’ function if you are not sure of the name of a file. 如果你不能确定文件名称，就使用“文件搜索”功能。can't be sure spoken when you think something is true, but you are not completely sure 【口】不能确定 i can't be sure, but i think i saw maggie coming out of the hospital this morning. 我不敢肯定，但我好像看到玛吉今天早上从医院里出来。 not certain /nɒt ˈsɜːʳtn/ [adjective phrase not before noun] not sure about something. not certain is more formal than not sure 不确定的，不肯定的［not certain 比not sure正式］ the man you're looking for could be keith, but i'm not certain. 你要找的人可能是基思，但我不能肯定。not certain about i'm not certain about what time the buses come - i usually cycle. 我不肯定公共汽车什么时候来—我通常都是骑车的。not certain how/why/where etc i'm really not certain how much fuel we've got left. 我真的不清楚我们还剩下多少燃料。 not know /nɒt ˈnəʊ/ [verb phrase] to not be at all sure if something is true or if something will happen 不知道，不确定 ‘how old is she?’ ‘oh, i don't know - fifty, fifty-five?’ “她多大了”“噢，我不知道50,55?”not know if/whether/how etc i phoned her but i don't know if she got my message. 我给她打过电话，但我不知道她有没有收到我的留言。 we do not know whether the lake is safe for swimming in. 我们不知道在这湖里游泳是否安全。not know for sure especially spoken it could be this week but it might be much later. we don't know for sure. 可能是这个星期，也可能要过很久，我们不是很清楚。 unsure/uncertain /ʌnˈʃʊəʳ, ʌnˈsɜːʳtn/ [adjective not before noun] unsure and uncertain are more formal than not sure and not certain. 不确定的，不肯定的［比not sure和not certain正式］ unsure/uncertain about i'm still a bit unsure about how to use this software. 我还是不大肯定这个软件怎么用。unsure/uncertain of many workers are still unsure of their rights. 不少工人还不是很清楚自己的权利。unsure/uncertain who/what/whether etc david decided to become a teacher but was uncertain which subject to specialize in. 戴维决定当老师，但他不知道选哪个专业。 doubt /daʊt/ [countable/uncountable noun] a feeling of not being sure whether something is true or correct 疑惑，疑问，不确定 doubt about there are still some doubts about her suitability for the job. 对她是否适合这个工作还有些怀疑。doubt as to there seems to be some doubt as to what warnings were given. 至于接到的警报是什么，好像有点不确定。 wonder /ˈwʌndəʳ/ [intransitive/transitive verb not in progressive] to think about something that you are not sure about, and try to guess what is true, what will happen, etc 想知道，想弄明白；感到疑惑 he says he's had no formal training but when you see how good his work is, you start to wonder. 他说他没有受过正规的训练，但是看到他出色的工作以后，你开始感到疑惑。wonder if/how/whether etc i wonder if she'll recognize me after all these years. 经过了这么多年，我怀疑她是不是还认得我。 he wondered whether he would be able to find the hotel again. 他怀疑自己能不能再找到那家宾馆。4. not sure if you should do something or if something is good or right 不确定自己是否应该做某事，或某事是好是坏、是对是错 have doubts /hæv ˈdaʊts/ [verb phrase not in progressive] to not be sure whether you should do something or whether it is good or right 有疑虑，心存怀疑 peter promised that it was all for the best, but i still had doubts. 彼得保证一切都会好的，但我还是很怀疑。have doubts about any doubts jo had about marrying him soon disappeared. 是嫁他还是不嫁他，乔很快就没有任何疑虑了。have your doubts we had our doubts about the car's reliability from the start. 我们从一开始就对这辆汽车的性能是否可靠心存疑虑。 have reservations /hæv ˌrezəʳˈveɪʃənz/ [verb phrase not in progressive] to feel that some things about a plan, idea etc are not good or right, so that you think there may be problems or difficulties 有保留［意见］，有疑惑 i know you're very keen to move to the us, but i'm afraid i still have reservations. 我知道你很想移民去美国，但恐怕我还是有所保留。have reservations about many teachers are likely to have reservations about the new tests. 很多老师可能对这些新的考试心存疑虑。 have misgivings /hæv mɪsˈgɪvɪŋz/ [verb phrase] to not be sure whether something is good or right, because you are worried about what will happen if it is done 有顾虑，有疑虑 we didn't try to stop our son from joining the army, but we both had misgivings. 我们没有阻止儿子去参军，但我们俩都有顾虑。have misgivings about even the government's most loyal supporters have misgivings about changes to the education system. 即使是政府最忠诚的支持者，也对教育制度的改革存有顾虑。have serious misgivings be very unsure 有很大的顾虑 at the time, many doctors had serious misgivings about the new treatment. 当时，有许多医生都对这种新的疗法存有很大的疑虑。 have mixed feelings /hæv ˌmɪkst ˈfiːlɪŋz/ [verb phrase not in progressive] to be unable to say that something is definitely good or right, because there are both good and bad things about it 怀有复杂的心情 i have very mixed feelings -- i want to travel but i know i'll miss my family. 我的心情非常复杂—我想去旅游，但是我知道我会想念家人。have mixed feelings about she had mixed feelings about her daughter getting married so young. 女儿这么早就结婚，她的心情很复杂。 be dubious /biː ˈdjuːbiəsǁ-ˈduː-/ [verb phrase] to be not sure whether you should do something, because you can think of ways in which it could go wrong 疑惑不定，拿不准 i was a bit dubious at first, but the water looked cool and inviting, so i dived in. 一开始我有点疑惑不定，但是那水看上去清凉诱人，我就跳了下去。be dubious about most universities are dubious about accepting students over the age of 30. 大多数大学对接收30岁以上的学生都很犹豫。 hesitant /ˈhezɪtənt, ˈhezətənt/ [adjective not usually before noun] someone who is hesitant is nervous or unsure about doing something, and therefore pauses before doing it or does it slowly and without confidence 犹豫的 he was a little hesitant at first, but soon he had told her everything. 一开始他有点犹豫，但是不久他就把一切都告诉了她。hesitant about i was hesitant about approaching the boss directly. 我在犹豫是不是直接去找老板。hesitant to do something it is not surprising that the government was hesitant to introduce such major reforms. 推行这么大规模的改革，政府举棋不定是不足为奇的。 hesitantly [adverb] the boy spoke slowly and hesitantly, unsure whether or not to trust us. 那男孩吞吞吐吐说得很慢，不知道是不是该相信我们。 waver /ˈweɪvəʳ/ [intransitive verb] to not make a definite decision because you have doubts 犹豫，举棋不定 waver between maya wavered between accepting and refusing his offer. 马娅举棋不定，不知道是接受还是拒绝他的提议好。waver about if people have been wavering about giving the police information, this could be the thing to make them come forward. 如果人们心里在犹豫是不是要向警方提供线索，那么，这个方法就可以让他们站出来。5. to make someone feel unsure about something 使某人对某事感到不确定 make somebody unsure/uncertain /meɪk somebody ʌnˈʃʊəʳ, ʌnˈsɜːʳtn/ [verb phrase] make sb unsure/uncertain about the news about the bomb made me uncertain about travelling to the area. 发生炸弹袭击事件的消息让我不知道还要不要去那个地区旅游。make sb unsure/uncertain of her previous experiences made her very unsure of the wisdom of marrying again. 她以前的经历使她犹豫不定，怀疑再一次结婚是否明智。 raise doubts /ˌreɪz ˈdaʊts/ [verb phrase] to make people become unsure about something they were previously fairly sure about 提出怀疑 i don't want to raise too many doubts, but i wonder whether he's really fit for the job. 我并不想提出太多疑问，可是我怀疑他是不是真的适合做这份工作。raise doubts about/over her report has raised doubts about the likely success of this project. 她的报告对做成这个项目的可能性提出了怀疑。raise doubts in somebody's mind the new evidence raised doubts in the minds of jury members. 这项新的证据使陪审员心里产生了怀疑。 it makes you wonder /ɪt ˌmeɪks juː ˈwʌndəʳ/ especially spoken use this to say that something makes you unsure about a previous belief 【尤口】使你怀疑 they obviously know each other. it makes you wonder. 他们显然是认识的，这使人产生了怀疑。it makes you wonder if/whether etc so many people believe in astrology, it makes you wonder if it's all true. 这么多人相信占星术，让你怀疑会不会这些都是真的。 his behaviour after hearing my news made me wonder if he knew more than he had told me. 他听到我的消息以后的反应，不禁使我怀疑，他是不是还有事情没有告诉我。 |
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