doubting
柯林斯詞典
1. N-VAR If you have doubt or doubts about something, you feel uncertain about it and do not know whether it is true or possible. If you say you have no doubt about it, you mean that you are certain it is true. 懷疑
This raises doubts about the point of advertising. 這引起了人們對于廣告作用的懷疑。
There is little doubt that man has had an impact on the Earth's climate. 毫無疑問人類對地球上的氣候造成了影響。
2. V-T If you doubt whether something is true or possible, you believe that it is probably not true or possible. 懷疑
Others doubted whether that would happen. 其他人都懷疑那會不會發(fā)生。
He doubted if he would learn anything new from Marie. 他懷疑自己是否能從瑪麗那里學(xué)到什么新東西。
3. V-T If you doubt something, you believe that it might not be true or genuine. 懷疑
No one doubted his ability. 沒有人懷疑他的能力。
4. V-T If you doubt someone or doubt their word, you think that they may not be telling the truth. 不信
No one directly involved with the case doubted him. 直接涉及此案的人都沒有懷疑他。
5. PHRASE You say that something is beyond doubt or beyond reasonable doubt when you are certain that it is true and it cannot be contradicted or disproved. 無疑[強(qiáng)調(diào)]
A referendum showed beyond doubt that voters wanted independence. 全民公決毫無疑問地顯示，選民要求獨(dú)立。
6. PHRASE If you are in doubt about something, you feel unsure or uncertain about it. 不肯定的
He is in no doubt as to what is needed. 他對需要些什么心中有數(shù)。
7. PHRASE If you say that something is in doubt or open to doubt, you consider it to be uncertain or unreliable. 不確定的
The outcome was still in doubt. 結(jié)果仍不確定。
8. PHRASE You use no doubt to emphasize that something seems certain or very likely to you. 毫無疑問地[強(qiáng)調(diào)]
The contract for this will no doubt be widely advertised. 就此達(dá)成的協(xié)議無疑會被廣泛宣傳。
9. PHRASE You use no doubt to indicate that you accept the truth of a particular point, but that you do not think it is important or contradicts the rest of what you are saying. 的確
No doubt many will regard these as harsh words, but regrettably they are true. 的確很多人會覺得這些話刺耳，可惜它們卻是事實。
10. PHRASE If you say that something is true without doubt or without a doubt, you are emphasizing that it is definitely true. 毋庸置疑地[強(qiáng)調(diào)]
This was without doubt the most interesting situation that Amanda had ever found herself in. 這無疑是阿曼達(dá)遇到過的最有趣的情況。
11. CONVENTION You say I doubt it as a response to a question or statement about something that you think is untrue or unlikely. 我不信
"Somebody would have seen her."—"I doubt it, not on Monday."
“有人可能見過她?！薄拔也恍牛豢赡茉谛瞧谝?。”
12. the benefit of the doubt→see benefit
13. a shadow of a doubt→see shadow
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