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单词 dubious
释义 dubious
dubious /ˈdjuː.bi.əs/ aep /ˈduː-/ adjective
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C2 thought not to be completely true or not able to be trusted:
» These claims are dubious and not scientifically proven.» He has been associated with some dubious characters.» Ruth Ellis has the dubious (= bad) distinction of being the last woman to be hanged in Britain.Thesaurus+: ↑Uncertainty , ↑Hesitating , ↑AchievableThesaurus+: ↑Dishonest
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C2 feeling doubt or not feeling certain:
» I'm dubious about his promises to change his ways.Thesaurus+: ↑Doubt and ambivalence , ↑Hesitatingdubiously /-li/ adverb
Thesaurus+: ↑Uncertainty , ↑Hesitating , ↑AchievableThesaurus+: ↑DishonestThesaurus+: ↑Doubt and ambivalence , ↑Hesitating
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Extra Examples:» We were always a bit dubious about the advantages these changes would actually bring.» Let us think for a moment about the dubious benefits of nuclear technology.» He's under investigation because of his dubious accounting practices.» How exactly did they work out these figures? I think they're a bit dubious, personally.» He was involved in some dubious activities in the past which his former colleagues have only hinted at.
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