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单词 uncertainly
释义
uncertainly
adverb
uk
/ʌnˈsɜː.tən.li/us
/ʌnˈsɝː.tən.li/
in a way thatshowsthat you do notknowwhat to do orbelieve, or are notabletodecideabout something:
Shelaugheda little uncertainly.
He got off thebusandstooduncertainly on thestreet.
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uncertain
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  • "Have you got thetime?" heaskedher uncertainly.
  • Theaudienceapplaudeduncertainly,confusedabout whether the show wasfinished.
  • Hemovesuncertainly, as if he's always a little off-balance.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Uncertainty
  • amorphous
  • arguable
  • be neither fish nor fowlidiom
  • blurred
  • blurry
  • circumstantial
  • conflicted
  • dodgy
  • indeterminate
  • insecurely
  • insecurity
  • it remains to be seenidiom
  • it's early daysidiom
  • slippery
  • spec
  • sputter
  • squishy
  • stutter
  • swither
  • unwritten
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Doubt & ambivalence
(Definition ofuncertainlyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

uncertainly| American Dictionary

uncertainly
adverb[not gradable]
us
/ʌnˈsɜr·tən·li/
notconfidentlyorsurely:
ShelookedatJohnuncertainly.
(Definition ofuncertainlyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofuncertainly

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Underlying these practical concerns, however, there is often a deeperuncertainlyabout what the approaches actually mean in terms of methodology.
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The other main area ofuncertainlysurrounded the valuation of production costs.
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Considerableuncertainlysurrounds how polyps progress, and the effectiveness of the various screening options depends critically upon that process.
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In other cases, insinuated meanings lurkeduncertainlyin the shadows of open ' ' ones.
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Thus, faced withuncertainlyin both slow and fast subsystems, better controllers that take proper account of this uncertainty are needed, as developed in this paper.
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Two of these missions, dated ratheruncertainlyat 1100 and 1296, were dispatched with the intent of restoring the temple, and both had succeeded in significantly altering the original design.
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Are we again going to standuncertainlybetween the two parties, trying no doubt to get the best bargain?
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Uncertainlylies at the heart of the lack of confidence in the dairying areas.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We cannot resort to subterfuges and exceptions which would muddy our intentions and breed confusion anduncertainlyfor our successors.
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And during all that period he is in a state ofuncertainlyas to what his ultimate position will be.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Our living standards over the years have risen as output has risen, but they have risen too slowly and toouncertainly.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We need an end to theuncertainly, a decision one way or the other.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Uncertainlymeans instability, which leads to an inability to plan for the future.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The pound will find itself wobblinguncertainlybetween these two large currency zones.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
But this is being threatened by the prolongeduncertainlywhich risks drying up funding and stalling investments.
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