doubt

【发音】

美 /daʊt/ 英 /daʊt/

【翻译】

1. n.怀疑；疑虑

   英释:a feeling of being not sure whether something is true or right

2. v.怀疑

   英释:to think that something may not be true or that it is unlikely

【短语】

1. no doubt : adv. 无疑地；很可能地

2. in doubt : 可怀疑的；不能肯定的

3. there is no doubt : 毫无疑问

4. without doubt : 无疑地；确实地

5. doubt about : v. 怀疑

6. have doubts about : 怀疑

7. without a doubt : 无疑地

8. beyond doubt : 无容置疑，确实地

9. benefit of the doubt : 假定其无过失或无罪（因无充分证据证明某人有罪）；裁判员对可疑情况无把握时不对有关运动员作不利判定

10. cast doubt on : 引起对…的怀疑；对…产生怀疑

11. reasonable doubt : 合理的怀疑

12. beyond all doubt : adv. 毫无疑问地

13. shadow of a doubt : 辣手摧花（电影名称，又名心声疑影）

14. hang in doubt : 悬而未决；还不能确定

【例句】

1. There was still one little nagging doubt at the back of his mind.

   他的心头仍有一丝挥之不去的疑虑。

2. Kim never doubted his story.

   例句：金对于他讲的事情从不怀疑。

【真题例句】

1. (2014.6 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...as there's little reason to doubt that people entering the workforce today will be called upon to play many different roles over the course of their careers...

2. (2013.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 写作题)...It is no doubt that face-to-face contact is inevitably impaired by electronic communication in the era of Internet...

3. (2009.12 • CET4 • • 写作题)...There is little doubt that further consideration must be paid to our green campus...

4. (2008.6 • CET4 • • 听力题)...but I doubt that will have anything different from what we watch now...

【同、近义词】

1. n.[法]怀疑；疑问；疑惑

   challenge/question/query/suspicion/

2. v.[法]怀疑；不信；恐怕；拿不准

   suspect of/be suspicious of/

【同根词】

1. adj

   doubtful : 可疑的；令人生疑的；疑心的；不能确定的

   doubtless : 无疑的；确定的

   doubting : 不相信的；有疑心的

2. adv

   doubtless : 无疑地；确定地；大概，多半

   doubtfully : 怀疑地；含糊地

3. n

   doubter : 抱怀疑态度的人；不信宗教的人；怀疑论者