doubtful
adjective /ˈdaʊtfl/
/ˈdaʊtfl/
- (of a person
) not sure; uncertain and feeling doubt人 synonym dubious拿不定主意;不确定;怀疑 - doubtful (about something) Rose was doubtful about the whole idea.
罗斯对整个设想持怀疑态度。 - doubtful (about doing something) He was doubtful about accepting extra work.
他拿不定主意是否接受额外工作。
Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc1- She was rather doubtful about the wisdom of eating the seafood.
她很怀疑吃海鲜是否明智。 - A doubtful look crossed her face.
她脸上掠过一丝怀疑的神色。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- doubtful (about something) Rose was doubtful about the whole idea.
- unlikely; not probable
未必;难说;不大可能 - doubtful (if…) It's doubtful if this painting is a Picasso.
这未必就是毕加索的画。 - doubtful (that…) With her injuries it's doubtful that she'll ever walk again.
她多处受伤,今后能否行走还很难说。 - doubtful (whether…) It's doubtful whether the car will last another year.
这辆汽车未必还能用上一年。 - doubtful (for something) He is injured and is doubtful for the game tomorrow (= unlikely to play).
他受了伤,明天未必能参赛。
Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc1- 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。 - It is doubtful that his words will change the situation much.
他的话是否会大大改变局势,这是值得怀疑的。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- seem
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- doubtful (if…) It's doubtful if this painting is a Picasso.
- [not usually before noun] (of a thing
) uncertain and likely to get worse事情 不明朗,悬而未定(可能变糟) - At the beginning of the war things were looking very doubtful.
战争刚开始时,形势看上去很不明朗。
- At the beginning of the war things were looking very doubtful.
- [only before noun] of low value; probably not what somebody claims it is or of a quality that you can rely on
synonym dubious低劣的;未必是真的;靠不住的 - This wine is of doubtful quality.
这酒的质量有问题。
- This wine is of doubtful quality.