Word · Frequency #1183
doubted
怀疑；质疑；认为…不大可能
doubted is the past of doubt.
核心释义
To be undecided about; to lack confidence in; to disbelieve, to question; to consider unlikely.
- 1.
To be undecided about; to lack confidence in; to disbelieve, to question.
- 2.
To harbour suspicion about; suspect.
- 3.
认为不可能或怀疑
consider unlikely or have doubts about
猜疑；觉得…可疑；认为不可能或怀疑；怀疑；不信
用法In use
I doubt he will arrive on time because of the heavy traffic.
用法提示：动词doubt表示怀疑某事发生的可能性，后接宾语从句。
She doubted the accuracy of the report and asked for more evidence.
用法提示：动词doubt的过去式，表示对某事物的真实性存疑。
They are doubting whether the plan will work in such a short time.
用法提示：动词doubt的现在分词形式，后接whether引导的从句。
I doubt that she will accept his proposal of marriage
doubt that + clause
doubt that 表示不相信或认为某事不大可能。
I doubt that he will come.
我认为他不太可能来。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- seriously doubt
- 非常怀疑；强烈质疑
- I seriously doubt whether we can finish on time.我非常怀疑我们能否按时完成。
- begin to doubt
- 开始怀疑
- She began to doubt the decision she had made.她开始怀疑自己所做的决定。
- doubt someone's word
- 怀疑某人的话；不相信某人
- If you doubt my word, check the records.如果你不相信我的话，就去查记录。
- doubt the existence of
- 怀疑……的存在
- Many people doubt the existence of God.许多人怀疑上帝的存在。
- doubt someone's motives
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆：doubt 中的 b 不发音，好比心里‘不’确定的感觉说不出口，即怀疑。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、一般书面表达、正式陈述 作动词时通常表示“怀疑、不大相信”，在日常对话和一般书面语中都很常见；正式场合也可用，但语气较直接，说话时可根据需要换成更委婉的说法。
语法说明Grammar Note
常后接名词从句或名词短语，表示怀疑或认为不可能。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
doubt /daʊt/ rhymes with out, shout, about, stout, scout, and trout, all sharing the vowel sound /aʊ/ followed by /t/. Note the 'b' in doubt is silent, so do not be misled by the spelling -oubt; words like double /ˈdʌbəl/ begin with the same letters 'doub' but sound completely different.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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