/daʊt ||; daυt/noun
[C,U] doubt (about sth);doubt that ...;doubt as to sth (a feeling of) uncertainty 不确定;怀疑:
If you have any doubts about the job, feel free to ring me and discuss them.你对这份工作如有疑问,请来电商讨。There's some doubt that Jan will pass the exam.简能否考试及格还不一定。cast doubt on sth→CAST¹
give sb the benefit of the doubt→BENEFIT¹
in doubt not sure or definite 不肯定;不确定
no doubt (used when you expect sth to happen but you are not sure that it will) probably (用以估计)很可能,几乎可以肯定,无疑:
No doubt she'll write when she has time.她要是有空,准会写信的。without (a) doubt definitely 无疑;确实:
It was, without doubt, the coldest winter for many years.毫无疑问,那年冬天是多年来最冷的。
*doubt²
/daʊt ||; daυt/verb
[T] to think sth is unlikely or to feel uncertain (about sth) 认为…不可能;怀疑:
She never doubted that he was telling the truth.她一直相信他说的是真话。He had never doubted her support.他从不怀疑她对他的支持。
doubt1/daUt; daʊt/n 1 [C,U] a feeling that you have when you are not certain whether something is true or possible 疑惑﹔不确定: +about I have doubts about his ability to do the job. 我对他是否有能力干这项工作有怀疑。+(that) There's no doubt that their marriage was a mistake. 他们的婚姻无疑是个错误。NASA's report casts doubt on the findings. 美国太空总署的报告对这些调查结果提出质疑。2 beyond doubt/without doubt used to say that something is definitely true 无疑﹐确实: The state must prove beyond reasonable doubt that he is guilty. 州政府必须确凿无疑地证明他有罪。I knew without a shadow of doubt that I would lose. 我十分肯定我会输。3 be in doubta) if something is in doubt, it may not succeed or be able to continue 不太有把握: The future of the peace talks are in doubt. 和平谈判的前景难以预料。b) if something is in doubt, you think that it may not be true 不确定﹐不肯定: Her honesty was never in doubt. 她的诚实从来都是确定无疑的。4 no doubt used to say that you think something is true 无疑﹐确实地: No doubt they’ll win. 他们肯定会赢。She was a top student, no doubt about it (used to emphasize that something is definitely true). 她是最优秀的学生﹐这毫无疑问。
doubt2v [T]1 to think that something may not be true or that it is unlikely 怀疑﹔不确定: Do you doubt her story? 你对她的说法有怀疑吗?+(that) I doubt we will ever see her again. 我想我们再也见不到她了。He might come, but I doubt it . 他可能会来﹐但我不敢肯定。2 to not trust or believe someone or something 怀疑﹐不相信: Nobody doubts his ability to stay calm in a crisis. 没人会怀疑他面对危机时处变不惊的能力。Do you doubt my word (=think I am lying)? 你怀疑我的话吗?
doubtdoubtdoubtsdoubteddoubting2verb (doubts, doubting, doubted)to not feel sure about something; to think that something is probably not true or probably will not happen: I doubt if he will come.doubtdoubtdoubtsdoubteddoubting1nounpronunciationThe word doubt sounds like out, because we don't say the letter b in this word.a feeling that you are not sure about something: She says the story is true but I have my doubts about it.in doubtnot sure: If you are in doubt, ask your teacher.no doubtI am sure: Paul isn't here yet, but no doubt he will come later.