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单词 doubtful
释义 doubtful
doubtful /ˈdaʊt.fəl/ adjective
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B2 If you are doubtful about something, you are uncertain about it:
» The teacher is doubtful about having parents working as classroom assistants.Thesaurus+: ↑Doubt and ambivalence , ↑Hesitating
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B2 If a situation is doubtful, it is unlikely to happen or to be successful:
» It is doubtful whether/if they ever reached the summit before they died.» It was doubtful that the money would ever be found again.Thesaurus+: ↑Uncertainty , ↑Hesitating , ↑Achievabledoubtfully /-i/ adverb
F0» "Are you telling me the truth?" he asked doubtfully.Thesaurus+: ↑Doubt and ambivalence , ↑HesitatingWord Builder:Nouns: doubt, doubterAdjectives: doubtful, undoubtedVerbs: doubtAdverbs: undoubtedly, doubtfully
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Extra Examples:» It is doubtful whether the government will ever agree to their demands.» We were doubtful about the product's usefulness from the start.» It now looks doubtful that the building work will be completed on time.» I'm a bit doubtful about whether to take on the job, as the hours are pretty unsociable.» Many of us are doubtful about the value of these new educational strategies.
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