n. 怀疑,疑虑;未确定;
vt. 怀疑,疑惑;
vi. 不确定,不能肯定或怀疑;
1. 用作动词,在肯定句中,其后通常接 whether, if 引导的宾语从句,在否定句或疑问句中通常接 that 从句。如:
I doubt if [whether] that was what he wanted. 不知道那是不是他想要的。
I don’t doubt that you are honest. 我不怀疑你是诚实的。
Do you doubt that he will win the match? 你不相信他会赢得比赛吗?
在现代英语中,在肯定句中也可接 that 从句,如以下两例摘自朗文词典:
I doubt that [if, whether] he’s coming. (www.yygrammar.com) 我怀疑他是否会来。
I doubt that we’ll ever see George again. 我怀疑我们是否还会见到乔治。
2. 用作名词,与用作动词类似,在肯定句中后接whether从句(但不用if),在否定句中或疑问句后接that从句。如:
There’s some doubt whether John will come on time. 约翰能否按时来还很难说。
There is some doubt whether he will come to help us. 他是否会来帮助我们还有些疑虑。
I have no doubt that you will succeed. 我肯定你能成功。
3. no doubt可用作副词,表示“无疑地”“很可能”;通常用于首,有时也用于句中。如:
No doubt he was just trying to help. 他多半只是想帮帮忙。
The court will no doubt deal severely with the criminals. 法庭必定严厉地处置这些罪犯。
4. 习语without (a) doubt意为“毫无疑问”“一定地”,其中的冠词通常省略。如:
He is, without doubt, the greatest golfer in Japan. 他毫无疑问是称霸日本的高尔夫球手。
Without a doubt these theories are all wrong. 毫无疑问,这些理论都是错误的。
1. There can be little doubt that he will offend again.
毋庸置疑他还会再犯的。
2. They have the usual quota of human weaknesses, no doubt.
毫无疑问,他们身上也有人所共有的弱点。
3. This new information does throw doubt on their choice.
这个新信息确实使人们对他们的选择产生了怀疑。
4. There was no doubt in his mind that the man was serious.
在他看来,这个人无疑是认真的。
5. I do not doubt that the bank acted properly.
我毫不怀疑银行的处理方式是妥当的。
6. Few in Westminster doubt that the government will win the day.
在英国议会中,几乎没有人对政府将会获胜存有怀疑。