/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。