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dubious

[ˈdju:biəs] [ˈdubiəs]
  • 副词:dubiously;
  • 相关单词 dubiouslydubiousness
    例句
    同义词
    英语六级真题
      Last spring one of the two, Australia, gave up the dubious distinction by establishing paid family leave starting in 2011.
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    柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
    • ADJ-GRADED
      可疑的;靠不住的;暧昧的
      If you describe something as dubious, you mean that you do not consider it to be completely honest, safe, or reliable.
      例句
      This claim seems to us to be rather dubious... 在我们看来这种说法非常可疑。 Soho was still a highly dubious area... 索霍区仍然是个靠不住的地方。
    • ADJ-GRADED
      怀疑的;无把握的;迟疑的;拿不准的
      If you are dubious about something, you are not completely sure about it and have not yet made up your mind about it.
      例句
      My parents were dubious about it at first but we soon convinced them. 我父母起初对此心存疑虑,但是我们很快就让他们信服了。
    • ADJ-GRADED
      (荣誉、名声等)不好的,不光彩的
      If you say that someone has the dubious honour or the dubious pleasure of doing something, you are indicating that what they are doing is not an honour or pleasure at all, but is, in fact, unpleasant or bad.
      例句
      Nagy has the dubious honour of being the first athlete to be banned in this way... 纳吉作为第一个以这种方式被禁赛的运动员而“出名”。 El Salvador has earned the dubious distinction of having the worst soil erosion in continental America. 萨尔瓦多因是美洲大陆土壤侵蚀最严重的地方而有了这份不光彩的名声。
    英汉词典释义
    • adj.
      半信半疑的, 可疑的
      What he said yesterday was dubious. 他昨天说的话很含糊。
      不可靠的, 冒风险的
      He is a dubious character. 他是一个靠不住的人。
    英英词典释义
    • Adjective
      1. fraught with uncertainty or doubt;
      "they were doubtful that the cord would hold""it was doubtful whether she would be admitted""dubious about agreeing to go"
      2. open to doubt or suspicion;
      "the candidate's doubtful past""he has a dubious record indeed""what one found uncertain the other found dubious or downright false""it was more than dubitable whether the friend was as influential as she thought"- Karen Horney
      3. not convinced;
      "they admitted the force of my argument but remained dubious"