单词 | doubtful |
释义 | doubtful adjective¹ 1feeling doubt怀疑verbs | adverb | preposition verbs➤be, feel, look, seem, sound怀疑;感到可疑;看上去可疑;好像可疑;听起来可疑◆eric was far from sure and marion looked doubtful.埃里克根本没有把握,马里昂看上去也很疑惑。➤become开始疑惑▸➤remain一直怀疑adverb➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.极其/相当/非常怀疑▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有点儿/略有些怀疑preposition➤about怀疑⋯◆she was rather doubtful about the wisdom of eating the seafood.她很怀疑吃海鲜是否明智。doubtful adjective² 2unlikely不大可能verbs | adverb verbs➤be, look, seem无把握;看上去无把握;好像无把握▸➤remain仍然无把握adverb➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.极其/相当/非常不确定▸➤highly非常不确定◆even if we could go, which is highly doubtful, john wouldn't be able to come with us.即使我们能去 - 这还很没准儿 - 约翰也不能和我们一起去。➤increasingly越来越不确定▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有点儿/稍微有些不确定doubtful [not usually before noun] (rather formal, especially written) unlikely不大可能;未必;难说◆it is doubtful if this painting is a picasso.这未必就是毕加索的画。◆it is doubtful whether the car will last another year.这辆车是否还能用上一年很难说。◆terry is injured and is doubtful for the game tomorrow (= unlikely to play).特里受了伤,明天未必能参赛。ⓘ in this meaning doubtful is nearly always followed by if, whether, for or that....表达此义时,doubtful 几乎总是后接 if、whether、for 或 that ...。 ➡ see also doubt → doubt noun 1 , doubt → doubt verb doubtfulthinking 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。doubtful/ˈdaʊtfl ||; ˈdaυtfəl/adj1. unlikely or uncertain 不大可能;不确定: ◇it's doubtful whether/if we'll finish in time. 我们能否按时完成还不一定。◇it was doubtful that he was still alive. 他不大可能仍在人世了。 2. doubtful (about sth/about doing sth) (used about a person) not sure (指人)不能肯定: ◇he still felt doubtful about his decision. 自己的决定是对的还是不对的,他还拿不准。 ➔doubtfully /-fəli ||; -fəlɪ/ adv ‘i suppose it'll be all right,’ she said doubtfully. 她将信将疑地说:“我想不会有事吧。” doubtfulsee ⇨ probably 8 • • •• ⇨ be doubtful• ⇨ be/look/remain etc doubtful doubt·ful /`datfəl; ˈdaʊtfəl/adj 1. unlikely to happen 不大可能的:◇+ that it's doubtful that we'll go abroad this year. 今年我们不大可能去国外了。 2. not certain about something 不确定的:◇jules looked doubtful about the suggestion. 朱尔斯对这一建议似乎心存疑虑。 3. unlikely to be true 令人生疑的:◇a doubtful claim 让人怀疑的说法 |
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