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单词 in doubt
释义

in doubt

1Open to question: the outcome is no longer in doubt...
  • Now the fairness of the pools questionnaire is in doubt before it has left the printers.
  • An American would ask: if you were going to leave in doubt the question of who's better, why did you play the game?
  • Throughout her career, her commitment was never in doubt and her courage beyond question.

Synonyms

doubtful, uncertain, open to question, unsure, unconfirmed, unknown, unsettled, undecided, moot, unresolved, debatable, open to debate, in the balance, pending, in limbo, in no man's land, up in the air, confused, problematic, ambiguous
informal iffy
1.1Feeling uncertain about something: by the age of 14 he was in no doubt about his career aims...
  • She said anyone in doubt should consult a GP who had the charts showing height and weight and what are the healthy limits.
  • Anyone in doubt about the sensitivity of land matters needs only to look across our southern border.
  • The events of the past are not in doubt; but the events of the future we can only guess.

Synonyms

irresolute, hesitant, tentative, vacillating, dithering, wavering, teetering, fluctuating, faltering, ambivalent, divided;
doubtful, unsure, uncertain, in two minds, shilly-shallying, undecided, indefinite, unresolved, undetermined;
in a quandary/dilemma
informal sitting on the fence
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