Dubious
[ 'dub??s ]
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adj. 半信半疑的，猶豫不決的;可疑的;曖昧的，含糊的;不可靠的;
?? 詞根助記
dub二，雙+ious有...性質(zhì)的→二種狀態(tài)→不肯定，懷疑的 → 半信半疑的
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This random approach is not as dubious as one might expect.
這種隨意的途徑并不象人們所預(yù)期的那樣無把握。
She is in a dubious position.
她現(xiàn)在處于一種非常曖昧的地位。
I am dubious about the weather.
我不能確定天氣。
The "savings" that mass advertising delivers to consumers are similarly dubious.
大宗廣告給消費者帶來的所謂“節(jié)
Sometimes they faced dubious directives.
有時他們面臨著令人疑惑的命令。
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【記】※ du-拼音“賭”,bi-拼音“幣”,ous-形綴:賭幣(錢)的輸贏不確定
※諧音“肚癟死”:士兵的肚子快癟死了,司令是否貪污了軍餉是令人懷疑的
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dubious
adj
1 [esp pred 尤作表語]
~ (about sth/doing sth) not certain and slightly suspicious about sth; doubtful 半信半疑; 可疑
I remain dubious about her motives. 我對她的動機仍存疑念.
2 (derog 貶) possibly or probably dishonest, disreputable or risky 不大可靠的; 名聲不大好的; 冒風險的
a rather dubious character 名聲不太好的人
a dubious business venture 冒險的商業(yè)投機
His background is a trifle dubious, to say the least. 起碼可以說, 他的背景不大可靠.
3 uncertain in result; in doubt 結(jié)果未定的; 不能確定的
The results of this policy will remain dubious for some time. 這項政策的效果短期內(nèi)難以確定.
4 (esp ironic 尤作反語) of which the value is doubtful; questionable 價值可疑的; 有問題的; 有爭議的
a dubious compliment, ie a disguised insult 明褒實貶的恭維
She had the dubious honour of being the last woman to be hanged in England. 她是英國最後一個受絞刑的女子, 這也算是有此殊榮吧. > dubiously adv. dubiousness n [U].
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肚皮阿是(諧音):人心隔肚皮啊- 懷疑的 du(二)+bi(二)+ous(多的):無數(shù)的二- 懷疑的 網(wǎng)友：yqy補充： dub二,雙+ious二種狀態(tài)→不肯定,懷疑的[du,dub,doub=two,表示"二,雙"]
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*['dju:bi?s]a. 可疑的, 不確定的
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I've promised to take my pound of flesh.
我說過一定要拿走我應(yīng)得的那一磅肉。
It has helped me to serve others.
這份禮物幫助我為他人服務(wù)。
He encouraged Indians to start making their own cotton cloth and to refuse to buy cloth made in England.
他鼓勵印度人民自己著手紡紗織布，并拒絕購買英國紡織的棉布。