形容詞難以預(yù)測的; 難以預(yù)料的,未定局的; 懷疑的,拿不準(zhǔn)的; 不明不白
doubtful
形容詞
2. It is doubtful that he will come.
他會不會來值得懷疑。
3. I'm doubtful whether she's still alive.
我懷疑她是否還健在。
4. He is a doubtful character.
他是一個不可靠的人。
1. 可疑的:1907年,AMA把當(dāng)時160所醫(yī)學(xué)院分成可接受(Acceptable)、可疑的(Doubtful)、不可接受(Unacceptable)三類. 很多美國醫(yī)生對AMA日益因循守舊、自私自利的姿態(tài)非常不滿,他們不但不參加AMA,而且還成立了自己的組織,與AMA針鋒相對,反其道而行之.
2. 表示不是很肯定:◆positively adv. 絕對地,完全地 | doubt; doubtful; uncertain; dubious 表示不是很肯定 | ◆disadvantage n. 短處,缺點
3. 懷疑的,可疑的:doubt 懷疑,疑問,不相信 | doubtful 懷疑的,可疑的 | doubtless 無疑的,很可能的
1. 未必的;不大可能的
If it is doubtful that something will happen, it seems unlikely to happen or you are uncertain whether it will happen.
e.g. For a time it seemed doubtful that he would move at all...
有一段時間他似乎根本不會搬家。
e.g. It is doubtful whether Tweed, even with his fluent French, passed for one of the locals...
盡管特威德能說一口流利的法語,他是否能被當(dāng)作當(dāng)?shù)厝诉€很難說。
2. 懷疑的;疑惑的;拿不定主意的
If you are doubtful about something, you feel unsure or uncertain about it.
e.g. I was still very doubtful about the chances for success...
我對能否成功仍然深表懷疑。
e.g. Why did he sound so doubtful?
為什么他聽上去如此不確定?
3. (質(zhì)量或價值)低劣的,不可靠
If you say that something is of doubtful quality or value, you mean that it is of low quality or value.
doubtful的近義詞
e.g. ...selling something that is overpriced or of doubtful quality...
售賣漫天要價或質(zhì)量低劣的東西
e.g. They also seemed of very doubtful value.
它們好像也沒有多大價值。
4. (通常指運動員因傷)不大可能參加(比賽)的
If a sports player is doubtful for a match or event, he or she seems unlikely to play, usually because of injury.
e.g. Forsyth is doubtful for tonight's game with a badly bruised leg.
福賽斯腿部嚴(yán)重擦傷,不大可能參加今晚的比賽。