| 单词 | uncertain |
| 释义 | uncertain (ʌnsɜːʳtən ) 1. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE, ADJ wh/that] B2 If you are uncertain about something, you do not know what you should do, what is going to happen, or what the truth is about something. He was uncertain about his brother's intentions. [+ about] They were uncertain of the total value of the transaction. [+ of] He stopped, uncertain how to put the question tactfully. With some hesitation and an uncertain smile, she held out her hand. Synonyms: unsure, undecided, at a loss, vague uncertainly adverb [usually ADVERB after verb] He entered the hallway and stood uncertainly. 2. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] B2 If something is uncertain, it is not known or definite. How far the republics can give practical help, however, is uncertain. It's uncertain whether they will accept the plan. Students all over the country are facing an uncertain future. Synonyms: doubtful, undetermined, unpredictable, insecure 3. in no uncertain terms phrase If you say that someone tells a person something in no uncertain terms, you are emphasizing that they say it strongly and clearly so that there is no doubt about what they mean. [emphasis] She told him in no uncertain terms to go away. Collocations: inherently uncertain Economic variables are inherently uncertain even today, let alone in the far future. Times, Sunday Times This makes listings of cliffs an inherently uncertain endeavor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 According to this perspective, a form of global society will consolidate in the coming decades but its ultimate character remains fundamentally and inherently uncertain. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Because of the variety of data sources and their associated biases, causes of death assessments are inherently uncertain and subject to vigorous debate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Because of the inherently uncertain return on investment, blue-sky projects are politically and commercially unpopular and tend to lose funding to more reliably profitable or practical research. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The council warned that a significant pick-up was unlikely in the coming months because of the uncertain economy. Times, Sunday Times Downbeat forecasts can often become self-fulfilling prophecies, serving only to make an already uncertain economy even less confident. Times, Sunday Times Never mind the straitened fiscal circumstances in which an uncertain economy might leave the next government. Globe and Mail Citing an uncertain economy and poor capital markets, company watchers predict 2003 will be an uneventful period for the cable, mobile phone and media giant. Globe and Mail The peg has been a stabilising force, underpinning investment in what for years has been seen as a region of immature and uncertain economies. Times, Sunday Times When voters go to the polling booth, they are making a choice in a very uncertain environment. Times, Sunday Times In such an uncertain environment every vote has the potential to be crucial. Times, Sunday Times Given the uncertain environment, it makes sense to review your mortgage options right away, if you are in a position to. The Sun Such tasks, for example, required pupils to click on-screen buttons to find and select data, requiring initiative in an uncertain environment. Times, Sunday Times Weak domestic demand could coexist with an uncertain recovery in world trade. Times, Sunday Times Waiflike, facing an uncertain recovery, she struggles to speak a broken language. Times, Sunday Times The sort of help that can get you through what looks like being a slow and uncertain recovery. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 不确定的 Japanese: 不確実な |
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