Dubious
[ 'dubɪəs ]
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adj. 半信半疑的，犹豫不决的;可疑的;暧昧的，含糊的;不可靠的;
💡 词根助记
dub二，双+ious有...性质的→二种状态→不肯定，怀疑的 → 半信半疑的
📝 例句
This random approach is not as dubious as one might expect.
这种随意的途径并不象人们所预期的那样无把握。
She is in a dubious position.
她现在处于一种非常暧昧的地位。
I am dubious about the weather.
我不能确定天气。
The "savings" that mass advertising delivers to consumers are similarly dubious.
大宗广告给消费者带来的所谓“节
Sometimes they faced dubious directives.
有时他们面临着令人疑惑的命令。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ du-拼音“赌”,bi-拼音“币”,ous-形缀:赌币(钱)的输赢不确定
※谐音“肚瘪死”:士兵的肚子快瘪死了,司令是否贪污了军饷是令人怀疑的
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
dubious
adj
1 [esp pred 尤作表语]
~ (about sth/doing sth) not certain and slightly suspicious about sth; doubtful 半信半疑; 可疑
I remain dubious about her motives. 我对她的动机仍存疑念.
2 (derog 贬) possibly or probably dishonest, disreputable or risky 不大可靠的; 名声不大好的; 冒风险的
a rather dubious character 名声不太好的人
a dubious business venture 冒险的商业投机
His background is a trifle dubious, to say the least. 起码可以说, 他的背景不大可靠.
3 uncertain in result; in doubt 结果未定的; 不能确定的
The results of this policy will remain dubious for some time. 这项政策的效果短期内难以确定.
4 (esp ironic 尤作反语) of which the value is doubtful; questionable 价值可疑的; 有问题的; 有争议的
a dubious compliment, ie a disguised insult 明褒实贬的恭维
She had the dubious honour of being the last woman to be hanged in England. 她是英国最後一个受绞刑的女子, 这也算是有此殊荣吧. > dubiously adv. dubiousness n [U].
🎯 考研助记
肚皮阿是(谐音):人心隔肚皮啊- 怀疑的 du(二)+bi(二)+ous(多的):无数的二- 怀疑的 网友：yqy补充： dub二,双+ious二种状态→不肯定,怀疑的[du,dub,doub=two,表示"二,双"]
🔁 扩展释义
*['dju:biәs]a. 可疑的, 不确定的
📖 同为「GMAT」词汇
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I'm afraid I can't agree with you. That's a good way of giving information, but it's not a good way of persuading people. For one thing, it's boring, and people aren't going to read an ad that looks boring. For another thing, one computer looks very like
恐怕我不能同意你的意见。那是个通报信息的好办法，但并非是使人信服的好办法。一是它很乏味，人们是不会去读一则看起来很乏味的广告的。其次，计算机彼此都很相像。人们不会记住产品的名字的。
Next, if it is not a story, get an idea of the organization of the book. Read the back cover and the introduction. Look at the pictures and the short texts below them. Turn to the front of the book and look at the contents. This way you can decide whether
其次，如果不是故事书，你就要对书的篇章结构有所了解。看看目录。这样，你就可以判断这本书是否可能引起你的兴趣。如果是这样，你就可以断定哪几个部分最有用，最有趣。
Some of this heat near the earth's surfact is used to make electricity.
靠近地表的一部分热量已被用来发电。