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| 1 | to think that something is probably not true or that it probably does not exist 怀疑；对…不确信 |
| Some people doubt my ability but I will prove them wrong. 有些人怀疑我的能力，但我要向他们证明他们错了。 |
| No one doubts the need for improvement. 没人怀疑进行改进的必要性。 |
| +(that) I don’ t doubt you’ re right, but I still disagree. 我并不怀疑你是对的，但我仍然不同意。 |
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| 2 | to think that something is unlikely 认为…未必可能 |
| ‘Do you think they’ ll win?’ ‘I doubt it.’ “你认为他们会赢吗？”“未必。” |
| +(that) He promised to come but I doubt he will. 他答应要来，但我认为他未必会来。 |
| +whether/if I doubt very much whether we can change it now. 我很怀疑我们现在能否改变它。 |
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| 3 | to feel that you cannot trust or believe someone 不信任 |
| How could you have doubted me? 你怎么能不相信我呢？ |
| | 3a | to believe that someone is probably not telling the truth 不信某人的话 | |
| PHRASE |
| - | doubt yourself
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| to think that you may be making a mistake |
| 怀疑自己（可能犯错误） |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| doubter noun C |
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