英语词汇“doubter”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

doubtdoubt2 ●●● S2 W2 verb [transitive not in progressive]

ETYMOLOGYdoubt²

Origin: 1200-1300 French douter, from Latin dubitare

VERB TABLE

doubt

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	doubt
	he, she, it	doubts
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	doubted
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have doubted
	he, she, it	has doubted
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had doubted
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will doubt
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have doubted

COLLOCATIONS► I doubt it

He might show up later, but I doubt it (=I don’t think he will).

► doubt his word

I have no reason to doubt his word (=think that he is lying).

► doubted myself

I never doubted myself. I knew I could win.

1to think that something may not be true or that it is unlikely: I never doubted his story.doubt (that) Doctors doubted that surgery would be necessary.doubt if/whether Researchers doubted if any of the eggs would hatch. He might show up later, but I doubt it (=I don’t think he will). I have no reason to doubt his word (=think that he is lying).2to not trust or have confidence in someone: Do you have any reason to doubt her? I never doubted myself. I knew I could win. [Origin: 1200–1300 French douter, from Latin dubitare]—doubter noun [countable]GRAMMAR: doubt• When you think that something is unlikely, you can say: I doubt they would be willing to pay $50 each. I doubt that they would be willing to pay $50 each. I doubt if/whether they would be willing to pay $50 each.• When you feel sure about something, you use doubt with a negative word such as not/no/never: I never doubted (that) Jake would help us (=I always believed he would help). Don’t say: I never doubted if/whether Jake would help us.