uncertainty
noun OPAL W
/ʌnˈsɜːtnti/
/ʌnˈsɜːrtnti/
(plural uncertainties)
- [uncountable] the state of being uncertain
犹豫；迟疑；无把握 - There is considerable uncertainty about the company's future.
这家公司的前景相当渺茫。 - He had an air of uncertainty about him.
他显出将信将疑的神情。
- Considerable uncertainty remains about this approach.
这种方法依然存在相当大的不确定性。 - Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.
她的评论将会使局势更加不稳定。 - Her comments will add uncertainty to an already complicated situation.
她的评论将使已经很复杂的局势更加不稳定。 - Her expression showed her uncertainty.
她的表情说明她没有把握。 - I expressed some uncertainty on the point.
我在这一点上表达了些许疑虑。 - It still leaves us with fundamental uncertainties about why the famine happened.
这场饥荒为什么会发生，直到现在我们还没有从根本上弄明白。 - One area of uncertainty remains: who will lead the team?
还有一点不明确：谁来带队？ - Some uncertainty still exists about the safety of the new drug.
这种新药的安全性仍然存在一些不确定因素。 - The 1990s were a period of high uncertainty for businesses.
对企业而言，20 世纪 90 年代是个非常不稳定的时期。 - The economy became a source of uncertainty and discontent.
动荡和不满的根源在经济。 - There is considerable uncertainty in our understanding of global warming.
我们对全球变暖的认识还很不确定。 - There's considerable uncertainty as to whether the government's job creation strategies will work.
政府创造就业机会的策略能否奏效还有很大的不确定性。 - They are facing some uncertainty about their jobs.
他们的工作还存在一些不确定因素。 - This will remove any uncertainties regarding possible contamination.
这将会消除人们对于可能发生污染的担忧。 - a climate of global economic uncertainty
全球经济形势不明朗的大环境 - a feeling of uncertainty about his future
对他的未来命运的迷茫感 - the inherent uncertainty in economic and budgetary forecasts
在经济和预算预测上的内在不确定性 - the uncertainty surrounding the proposed changes in the law
围绕拟作法律修改的不确定性 - uncertainty over the safety of the drug
对这种药物安全性的不确定 - All of us are a bit afraid of life's uncertainties and unexpected problems.
我们大家对于人生的不可知因素与始料不及的困难都有点害怕。 - She tried to get on with her life amidst the uncertainties of war.
在兵荒马乱之中，她设法继续生活下去。 - There is considerable uncertainty about the company's future.
这家公司的前景相当渺茫。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
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- There is considerable uncertainty about the company's future.
- [countable] something that you cannot be sure about; a situation that makes you not be or feel certain
拿不定的事；令人无把握的局面 - life’s uncertainties
人生的不可知因素 - the uncertainties of war
战争带来的不确定性
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- great
- high
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- amount
- degree
- element
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- cause
- create
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- surround something
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- an area of uncertainty
- an atmosphere of uncertainty
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- life’s uncertainties