| [/ˈdautfl; ˋdaʊtfəl/] adj 用法:
1 [usu pred 通常作表语] ~ (about sth/doing sth) (of a person) feeling doubt; unsure （指人）感到怀疑, 不能确定:
feel doubtful about (the wisdom of) going/about whether to go or not 拿不定主意去不去（不知道应否去）. 用法:
2 causing doubt; uncertain 令人生疑的; 不肯定的:
The weather looks rather doubtful, ie unsettled. 天气看来靠不住（可能会变天）. *
a doubtful (ie unreliable) ally 不可靠的盟友 *
It's a doubtful blessing, ie It may or may not be one. 这是不是福不好说. 用法:
3 unlikely; improbable 未必的; 不大可能的:
It is extremely doubtful that anyone survived the explosion. 在那场爆炸中很难有幸存者. 用法:
4 [attrib 作定 语] possibly dishonest, disreputable, etc; causing suspicion; questionable （诚实、 名声等）不大好的, 可疑的, 有问题的:
a rather doubtful character, neighbourhood,past 很可疑的人物、 邻居、 过去. |