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| /ˈdjuːbiəs/ |
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| 1 | not completely good , safe , or honest 令人怀疑的；不确定的；靠不住的 |
| He had a dubious reputation in the business. 他在业内的声誉不是很好。 |
| The story seemed a bit dubious to me. 这种说法我有点怀疑。 |
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| 2 | not sure about the truth or quality of something , or whether you should do something 无把握的；怀疑的 |
| +about I’ m very dubious about his ability to do the job. 我很怀疑他做这项工作的能力。 |
| We were dubious about signing the deal. 我们对签订这项交易没有把握。 |
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| 3 | used for saying that something is the opposite of the good thing you are describing it as 并非…的 |
| a dubious honour/pleasure/distinction I had the dubious pleasure of meeting him last night. 我昨天晚上遇见他真倒霉。 |
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| dubiously adv |
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| dubiousness noun U |
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