doubting
present participle ofdoubt
| 单词 | doubting |
| 释义 | doubting present participle ofdoubt doubt verb[T] uk/daʊt/us/daʊt/B2 to notfeelcertainorconfidentabout something or tothinkthat something is notprobable: I doubtwhether/ifI canfinishtheworkontime. [+ that]They hadbegunto doubtthatit could be done. He may come backtomorrowwith themoney, but I very much doubt it. I don't doubt hisabilities. doubtsomeone/doubtsomeone'sword C1 to nottrustsomeone orbelievewhat they say: He's neverliedto me before, so I have noreasonto doubt his word.
Suspecting & questioning
GrammarI doubt if,I don’t know whether We use if or whether to introduce clauses after verbs of doubting:…Examplesofdoubtingdoubting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. In the end, we will raise grounds fordoubtingthat "causal" is an unambiguously perspicacious word here. From theCambridge English Corpus There is nodoubtingthe eminent seriousness of the author and the admirable competence he brings to bear on his ambitious task. From theCambridge English Corpus There is plenty of reason fordoubtinghis thesis in the historical record of the 1930s. From theCambridge English Corpus The paragraphs that follow provide diverse reasons fordoubtingits validity. From theCambridge English Corpus Doubtingits truth would be tantamount to seriously entertaining the possibility that it might not exist. From theCambridge English Corpus Although there can be nodoubtingthe expense of the council's training programme, the extraordinary thing is its relative infrequency. From theCambridge English Corpus He wasn't a man much given todoubtingor to suffering doubters. From theCambridge English Corpus But what shall be his legacy, beyond the witticisms and all thedoubtingthat befit the admirable liberalism of the position? From theCambridge English Corpus At first sight, there are several reasons fordoubtingthis. From theCambridge English Corpus Indeed, confusion on this point would be grounds fordoubtingthat a judge is competent. 64. From theCambridge English Corpus He perceives that in order to hold on to this extreme position ofdoubtingeverything, he has engaged all his mental and spiritual powers. From theCambridge English Corpus There is, however, nodoubtingthe sincere anguish of people who have over long and productive lives cared greatly about the state of the language. From theCambridge English Corpus He begins bydoubtingmy claims regarding economics, writing that he has "not seen any economist explicitly supporting the slogan" (pp. 13-14). From theCambridge English Corpus However, there can be littledoubtingthat undignified treatment is more likely to engender feelings of resentment in an individual than reassurance. From theCambridge English Corpus Their task was to convincedoubtingofficials that they, too, could be counted as agents of civilizing progress. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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