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dubious

adjective
🔊/ˈdjuːbiəs/
🔊/ˈduːbiəs/
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  1. [not usually before noun] dubious (about something)/(about doing something) (of a person人) not certain about something and suspecting that something may be wrong; not knowing whether something is good or bad 怀疑；无把握；拿不准synonym doubtful
    • I was rather dubious about the whole idea.我对这整个想法持怀疑态度。🔊🔊
    • Kate looked dubious, but did as she was asked.凯特看上去半信半疑，但还是按要求的做了。
    Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
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  2. (disapproving) probably not honest可疑的；不可信的；靠不住的；不诚实的 synonym suspicious
    • They indulged in some highly dubious business practices to obtain their current position in the market.他们采取了一些极为可疑的商业手段以取得目前在市场上的地位。🔊🔊
    • The man who sold it to him was known to be of dubious character.那个卖东西给他的男人出了名的不可靠。
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
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  3. that you cannot be sure about; that is probably not good不确定的；不一定好的
    • They consider the plan to be of dubious benefit to most families.他们认为这项计划对大多数家庭不一定有好处。🔊🔊
    • (ironic) She had the dubious honour of being the last woman to be hanged in England (= it was not an honour at all).她成为英格兰最后一个受绞刑的女子，这也算是一种荣幸吧。🔊🔊
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    • He has the dubious distinction of being the world's most famous gangster.他浪得了世界上最著名的悍匪之名。
    • some highly dubious information一些非常不确定的信息
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • sound
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    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    See full entry
    4. Word Originmid 16th cent. (in sense (2 and 3)): from Latin dubiosus, from dubium ‘a doubt’, neuter of dubius ‘doubtful’.