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单词 doubtful
释义
doubtful
adjective
uk
/ˈdaʊt.fəl/us
/ˈdaʊt.fəl/
B2
If you are doubtful about something, you areuncertainabout it:
怀疑的，有疑虑的；不能确定的
Theteacheris doubtfulabouthavingparentsworkingasclassroomassistants.这位老师对由家长担任课堂助教一事拿不定主意。
B2
If asituationis doubtful, it isunlikelytohappenor to besuccessful:
不大可能的
Itis doubtfulwhether/iftheyeverreachedthesummitbefore theydied.他们死前不太可能到过山顶。
Itwas doubtfulthatthemoneywouldeverbefoundagain.再找到那些钱不太可能了。
More examples
  • It is doubtful whether thegovernmentwilleveragreetotheirdemands.
  • We were doubtful about the product'susefulnessfrom thestart.
  • It nowlooksdoubtful that thebuildingworkwill becompletedontime.
  • I'm abitdoubtful about whether to take on thejob, as thehoursareprettyunsociable.
  • Many of us are doubtful about thevalueof these neweducationalstrategies.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Doubt & ambivalence
  • ambivalence
  • ambivalent
  • ambivalently
  • askance
  • be in two mindsidiom
  • haw
  • hem
  • hem and hawidiom
  • hum and hawidiom
  • indecision
  • nonplussed
  • quandary
  • rudderless
  • shades of greyidiom
  • shilly-shally
  • wary
  • waver
  • wavering
  • wishy-washy
  • wobble
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Uncertainty

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doubtfully
(Definition ofdoubtfulfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

doubtful| American Dictionary

doubtful
adjective
us
/ˈdɑʊt·fəl/
uncertainorunlikely:
[+ (that) clause]It was doubtful (that) themoneywouldeverbefound.
She gave me along, doubtfullook(=lookfullofdoubt)and told me towait.
(Definition ofdoubtfulfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

doubtful| Business English

doubtful
adjective
ACCOUNTING
uk
/ˈdaʊtfəl/us
used todescribedebtsoraccountsthat areunlikelyto bepaid:
The Company hasestablishedanallowancefor doubtfulaccountsbasedon thecreditriskofspecificcustomersandhistoricaltrends.
See also
doubtful debt
(Definition ofdoubtfulfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdoubtful

doubtful
Many aredoubtfulthat increased direct funding would generate sufficient incentives or be managed efficiently enough.
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However, this approach will not do as it stands, for it is based on a number ofdoubtfulpresuppositions.
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The reason for that preoccupation withdoubtfulintercessories looks likely to have sprung from the chief end of the whole structure of worship.
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We consider itdoubtfulthat the observed trends are strongly biased by inaccurate cancer registry or population data.
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The seconddoubtfulcase was that of a man accused of driving while uninsured.
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Do they make the overall fictionality of a worlddoubtful?
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Blending unconsciously transcendence and immanence, as they do, is a verydoubtfulchimaera.
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Furthermore, it isdoubtfulwhether the original intention is achieved at all.
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If all were freely used, it isdoubtfulthat any metrical structure would be perceptible at all.
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Given thedoubtfulacceptability of (12b), it could be argued that, at least functionally, such pairs are not on the same level as- above.
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Laurence's youth anddoubtfulvocation offered the community an opportunity to challenge dynastic control.
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All similar experience shows that it isdoubtful.
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Whatever the explanation, it isdoubtfulthat fertility decline can help explain the decline of the multigenerational family.
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In particular, his statement that it showed priming effects from a rejected analysis isdoubtful.
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Are they certain, or are they among the doubtfuls?
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