| 单词 | doubtful |
| 释义 | doubtful (daʊtfʊl ) 1. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] B2 If it is doubtful that something will happen, it seems unlikely to happen or you are uncertain whether it will happen. For a time it seemed doubtful that he would move at all. It is doubtful whether Tweed, even with his fluent French, passed for one of the locals. Whether the authorities will allow inspection is highly doubtful. Synonyms: unlikely, unclear, dubious, unsettled 2. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] B2 If you are doubtful about something, you feel unsure or uncertain about it. I was still very doubtful about the chances for success. [+ about] Why did he sound so doubtful? Synonyms: unsure, uncertain, hesitant, suspicious doubtfully adverb [ADVERB after verb] B2 Keeton shook his head doubtfully. 3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you say that something is of doubtful quality or value, you mean that it is of low quality or value. [disapproval] ...selling something that is overpriced or of doubtful quality. They also seemed of very doubtful value. ...information that he described as having doubtful reliability. Synonyms: questionable, suspect, suspicious, crooked [informal] 4. adjective If a sports player is doubtful for a match or event, he or she seems unlikely to play, usually because of injury. [journalism] Forsyth is doubtful for tonight's game with a badly bruised leg. Collocations: highly doubtful Whether there is such a thing as a profit motive at all is highly doubtful. THE ESSENTIAL DRUCKER (2001) It is highly doubtful that better bus services would change matters. Times, Sunday Times (2013) It is highly doubtful as we look at the options and find it is largely a case of rounding up the usual suspects. Times, Sunday Times (2011) But whether it will still be on our screens in 2018 is highly doubtful. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Translations: Chinese: 疑惑的 Japanese: 疑わしい |
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