单词 | unsure |
释义 | unsure adjectiveverbs | adverb | preposition verbs➤be, feel, look, seem, sound不确定;感觉没有把握;看上去没有把握;好像不肯定;听起来不肯定◆i felt a little unsure about him.我对他有些没把握。➤remain一直不肯定▸➤leave sb, make sb让某人失去信心◆his sudden change of heart left brenda unsure once more.他突然改变态度,再次让布伦达心里没了底。adverb➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.极其/相当/非常不确定▸➤completely, totally完全没有把握▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有点儿/略有些不确定▸➤clearly, obviously明显不确定➤genuinely确实没有把握▸➤still依然不确定preposition➤about对⋯无把握◆if you're still unsure about what you are supposed to do, speak up!如果你仍然不知道应该做什么,那就说出来!➤as to对⋯不确定◆we were unsure as to what to do next.我们对下一步做什么还不确定。➤of不肯定⋯◆she was rather unsure of her reception.她对于自己是否受欢迎没什么把握。 unsure adjectiveunsure ♦︎ undecided ♦︎ uncertain ♦︎ hesitant ♦︎ ambivalent ♦︎ doubtful ♦︎ dubious ♦︎ in doubtthese words all describe sb who has feelings of doubt or uncertainty about sb/sth.这些词均表示无把握的、拿不准的、不确定的。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆unsure / undecided / uncertain / hesitant / ambivalent / doubtful / dubious / in doubt about sth◆unsure / undecided / uncertain / doubtful / dubious / in doubt as to sth◆unsure / uncertain / hesitant / doubtful / dubious of sth◆unsure / undecided / uncertain what...◆unsure / uncertain how...◆a bit / rather / somewhat unsure / hesitant / ambivalent / doubtful / dubious◆somewhat unsure / hesitant / ambivalent / doubtful / dubious◆very unsure / undecided / uncertain / hesitant / ambivalent / doubtful / dubious■ unsure [not before noun] not certain or confident about sth; feeling doubt无把握;犹豫;拿不准◆there were a lot of things i was unsure about.有许多事情我没把握。◆he was unsure of what to do next.他对下一步该做什么犹豫不定。◆i was unsure how to reply to this question.我拿不准该如何回答这个问题。opp sure → sure ■ undecided /ʌndɪsaɪdɪd/ [not usually before noun] not having made a decision about sb/sth未拿定主意;犹豫不决◆i'm still undecided about who to vote for.我还拿不定主意投谁的票。 ➡ see also decide → decide ■ uncertain [not usually before noun] not sure or confident about sth; feeling doubt无把握;犹豫;拿不准◆they're both uncertain about what to do.他们两人都拿不定主意该怎么办。◆i'm still uncertain of my feelings for him.我仍不能肯定我对他的感情。 opp certain → sure ➡ see also uncertainty → doubt noun 1 note 辨析 unsure or uncertain?when you are talking about people's feelings there is no real difference in meaning between these words, but unsure is about twice as frequent in both spoken and written english, and uncertain is slightly more formal. uncertain (but not unsure) is more frequently used to talk about facts or situations that are not definite or decided.谈论人的感情时这两个词在含义上没有实质差别,但 unsure 在口语和书面语的使用频率均约为 uncertain 的两倍,uncertain 略正式些。uncertain (而非 unsure)较常用以描述不确定的事实或悬而未决的局面。 ➡ see also uncertain → unclear■ hesitant /hezɪtənt/ [not before noun] slow to speak or act because you feel uncertain, embarrassed or unwilling犹豫;踌躇;不情愿◆she's hesitant about signing the contract.她对是否签这个合同犹豫不决。◆doctors are hesitant to comment on the new treatment.医生不愿对新疗法作出评论。 ➡ see also hesitant → hesitant ■ ambivalent /æmbɪvələnt/ (rather formal, especially written) having or showing both good and bad feelings about sb/sth矛盾情绪的(喜忧参半、好坏参半等)◆she is deeply ambivalent about her feelings for him.她对他的感情十分矛盾。◆he has an ambivalent attitude towards her.他对她怀着矛盾的态度。■ doubtful thinking that sth is probably not possible or not a good idea; showing this不确定的;拿不定主意的;怀疑的◆he was doubtful about accepting extra work.他拿不定主意是否接受额外工作。◆a doubtful look crossed her face.她脸上掠过一丝怀疑的神色。 ➡ see also doubt → doubt noun 1 ▸ doubtfully adverb◆he shook his head doubtfully.他怀疑地摇了摇头。■ dubious /djuːbiəs; name duːbiəs/ [not usually before noun] doubtful不确定;拿不定主意;怀疑◆i was rather dubious about the whole idea.我对整个想法持相当怀疑的态度。◆kate looked dubious, but did as she was asked.凯特看上去半信半疑,但还是按要求的做了。▸ dubiously adverb◆he looked dubiously at her.他怀疑地看了看她。note 辨析 doubtful or dubious?there is no real difference in meaning between these words; dubious is slightly more frequent in spoken english, but it is less often used before a noun.这两个词在含义上没有实质差别; dubious 稍多用于口语,但较少用于名词前。■ in doubt -->idiomfeeling unsure about sth, especially about what you should do(尤指对该做什么)不肯定,不确定,拿不准◆if in doubt, wear black.拿不定主意的话就穿黑色衣服。unsure [not before noun] not certain or confident about sth; feeling doubt无把握;犹豫;拿不准◆there were a lot of things i was unsure about.有许多事情我没把握。◆he was unsure of what to do next.他对下一步该做什么犹豫不定。◆i was unsure how to reply to this question.我拿不准该如何回答这个问题。opp sure → sure unsure/ˌʌnˈʃɔ:(r); us -ˈʃʊər ||; ʌnˈʃυr/adj1. unsure of yourself not feeling confident about yourself 缺乏自信: ◇he's young and still quite unsure of himself. 他还年轻,仍然缺乏自信。 2. unsure (about/of sth) not certain; having doubts 不肯定;存疑: ◇i didn't argue because i was unsure of the facts. 我没有争辩,因为我对事实没有把握。 [opp] sure or certain 反义词为sure或certainunsure• ⇨ make sb unsure/uncertain un·sure /ʌn`ʃr; ˌʌnˈʃʊə◄/adj 1. not certain about something or about what you have to do 没有把握的,不肯定的:◇at first, he was unsure about accepting the job. 起初,他无法肯定是否接受那份工作。 2. unsure of yourself lacking confidence 缺乏信心的:◇clara seemed shy and unsure of herself. 克莱尔似乎既害羞又缺乏自信。 |
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