| 词汇 | dubious |
| 释义 | dubiousWord family noundubietydubiosityadjectivedubiousadverbdubiously du·bi·ous /ˈdjuːbiəs $ ˈduː-/ ●○○ adjectiveadj 1 DISHONESTprobably not honest, true, right etc 可疑的，靠不住的 The firm was accused of dubious accounting practices. 该公司被指控有不诚实的会计行为。 Many critics regard this argument as dubious or, at best, misleading. 许多批评家认为这一论点靠不住，或者说至少有误导性。 The assumption that growth in one country benefits the whole world is highly dubious. 一国的经济增长会对全世界有益的假设是很值得怀疑的。 2 NOT SURE[not before noun] not sure whether something is good or true 无把握的，吃不准的 SYN doubtful I can see you are dubious; take some time to think about it. 我看得出你在犹豫，花点时间考虑一下吧。 dubious about Some universities are dubious about accepting students over the age of 30. 有些大学对录取30岁以上的学生有所犹豫。 ‘Are you sure you know what you are doing?’ Andy said, looking dubious. “你肯定知道自己在做什么吗？” 安迪有点疑虑地说道。 3 the dubious honour/distinction/pleasure (of doing something) a dubious honour etc is the opposite of an honour – used about something unpleasant that happens （做某事的）污名，耻辱，不幸 The Stephensons had the dubious honor of being the 100th family to lose their home in the fire. 斯蒂芬森一家不幸地成为第100个在火灾中失去家园的家庭。 Examples from the Corpus the dubious honour/distinction/pleasure (of doing something)• Sarah, left alone, had the dubious distinction of being the last of all the Titfords in Frome.• Mr Edmond has the dubious honour of being tried by the District of Columbia's first anonymous jury.• I therefore inherited the dubious honour of making it available on loan to youth workers. 4 not good or not of good quality 不好的，质量不佳的 The room was decorated in dubious taste. 这房间的装修品位不佳。 —dubiously adverbadv —dubiousness noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus dubious• The new strategy of stopping drug smugglers is untested and dubious.• Local people are dubious about whether that will ever happen.• But the analogies which are used to justify the transition are dubious at best.• I was a bit dubious at first, but I was hot and sticky and the water looked tempting.• Few teams can make that dubious claim.• Aside from its dubious cultural charm, there are serious structural weaknesses which may one day embarrass us.• It would have been a rather dubious double, as Garnett was making history.• What dubious manipulation of the system would they use for their own political ends?• Newsome failed to explain his dubious personal finances.• From somewhere nearby came a very dubious smell. highly dubious• Honest answers to these questions suggest that the general assumption that growth in one country benefits the entire world is highly dubious.• Much of the wealth and property acquired by these people is highly dubious from a legal standpoint.• Considering his own, highly dubious profession, Kirov had his own set of moral values.• This means that many cylinder records surviving today have highly dubious provenances, as we shall see later. (1500-1600) Latin dubius, from dubare “to be unable to decide” |
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