dubious 详细解释

dubious

['dju:biəs]

adj.怀疑的, 可疑的, 不确定的

a.

1. (对事物)半信半疑的, 犹豫不决的[(+of/about)]

I am dubious about accepting the offer of the job.

我犹豫不定是否接受提供给我的那份工作。

2. 暧昧的, 含糊的

a dubious reply

含糊其词的答复

3. 引起怀疑的, 可疑的

dubious behavior

可疑的行为

4. 未定的; 无把握的

a dubious match

胜负难测的比赛

词形变化

副词: dubiously | 名词: dubiousness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.可疑的; 不明的

doubtful  uncertain  questionable  

同义参见:

alleged  debatable  risky  fishy  distrustful  unbelievable  ambiguous  

反义参见:

precise  trustworthy  

英英释义

形容词 dubious:

fraught with uncertainty or doubt

同义词：doubtful

open to doubt or suspicion- Karen Horney

同义词：doubtful, dubitable, in question

not convinced

短语词组

be dubious of/about

1. 怀疑; 半信半疑

I'm dubious of her honesty.

我怀疑她是否诚实。

补充

dubiousdubious英:[ˈdju:bjəs] 美:[ˈdubiəs, ˈdju-]adj.1.半信半疑的, 可疑的What he said yesterday was dubious.他昨天说的话很含糊。2.不可靠的, 冒风险的He is a dubious character.他是一个靠不住的人。

例句

1. He has a very dubious civil rights record.他的民权记录十分可疑。 2. Those figures alone are a dubious basis for such a conclusion.仅凭这些数据为基础得出这个结论不足为信。 3. My parents were a bit dubious about it.我的父母对此有些犹豫不决。 4. Soho was still a highly dubious area.苏活区仍然是备受质疑的一个区域。 5. He had the dubious honour of being the first athlete banned for drug-taking.他因吸毒而遭到禁赛, 是第一个获此“殊荣”的运动员。 6. Philip, meanwhile, had the dubious pleasure of visiting an engineering plant.同时, 菲利普参观了工程机械厂, 从中感受了诸多“乐趣”。 7. He says the outcome is entirely dubious.他说结果还完全不明朗。 8. Alex looked dubious, but complied.亚历克斯看上去有些疑惑，但仍服从了。 9. extremely dubious assumptions.极不可靠的猜测。 10. timeshare has been brought into disrepute by dubious sales methods.分时共享度假住房这一办法因其有问题的销售方法而声名狼藉。 11. he holds the dubious distinction of being relegated with every club he has played for.他有个不大好的名声，他在哪个俱乐部踢球哪个俱乐部就降级。 12. I'm very dubious about whether we're doing the right thing.我们做得对不对，我没有把握。 13. dubious financial dealings不正当的金融交易 14. I was dubious [=doubtful] about our chances for success.我拿不准我们能否成功。 15. "Her conclusions are pretty dubious, if you ask me. [=her conclusions are probably wrong]"在我看来她的结论很不可靠。 16. He made the highly dubious claim that Elvis is still alive and living in Hawaii.他信口开河地说埃尔维斯还活着，而且就住在夏威夷。 17. She was a dubious choice for the job. [=she was not a good choice for the job]把这项工作交给她不太可靠。 18. They got their money through dubious means/methods. [=methods that were probably dishonest or illegal]他们的钱来路不明。 19. a man of dubious character人品可疑的人 20. He is the lawyer with the dubious honor of having lost the most cases in the firm.他官司输得最多，公司里其他的律师无人能获此殊荣。 21. We had the dubious distinction of losing 12 games in a row.我们一连输掉12场比赛，真是光荣啊。 22. He looked at me dubiously when I explained why I was late.我解释自己迟到的原因时他半信半疑地看着我。

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