n. 懷疑;疑惑
vt.懷疑;疑慮;不信
常用結(jié)構(gòu)
in doubt 懷疑,拿不定主意
no/without/beyond doubt 無(wú)疑地;必定;當(dāng)然
There is no doubt that ... 毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)……(that從句為同位語(yǔ)從句,表示與之同位的no doubt的實(shí)際內(nèi)容。)
No doubt he didn’t mean to hurt you.
他肯定不是有意要傷害你的。
When in doubt about the question, you’d better ask the teacher. 當(dāng)你對(duì)這個(gè)問(wèn)題沒(méi)有把握時(shí),問(wèn)一下老師。
I don’t doubt that he is honest. 我毫不懷疑他是誠(chéng)實(shí)的。
We doubt if he is honest.我們懷疑他是否誠(chéng)實(shí)。
例句
That remains very much in doubt.
這個(gè)問(wèn)題依然非常值得懷疑。
No doubt this will be cleared up soon.
毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)謎底很快會(huì)被揭開(kāi)。
Without a doubt, factory farming is bad news.
毋庸置疑,工廠(chǎng)化養(yǎng)殖是一個(gè)壞消息。
It would be irresponsible to let this doubt spread.
讓這種疑慮蔓延是不負(fù)責(zé)任的。
I doubt any of us consciously thinks about these choices as we make them.
我不相信有人在做選擇的時(shí)候會(huì)潛意識(shí)的意識(shí)到這個(gè)問(wèn)題。
溫馨提示
在否定句和疑問(wèn)句中,接that引導(dǎo)的從句;在肯定句中,接whether/if引導(dǎo)的從句。
I don’t doubt that ...我肯定……(=I’m sure/certain that ...)
I doubt if/whether ...我不確定……
(=I’m not sure/certain if/whether ...)
常見(jiàn)練習(xí)
(1)單項(xiàng)填空
There is no doubt he will be asked to speak again next year. (2009·12·江西贛州質(zhì)量檢測(cè))
A. That B. whether C. what D. how
(2)翻譯句子 (原創(chuàng))
①我們毫不懷疑他能夠做好這件事。
②毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)我們會(huì)成功的。
解析:(1) 選A。 動(dòng)詞doubt 后的同位語(yǔ)從句的引導(dǎo)詞有這樣的規(guī)律:如果doubt前有否定詞,從句用that引導(dǎo);如果doubt前沒(méi)有否定詞,則用疑問(wèn)代詞、副詞或whether引導(dǎo)。
(2)①We don’t doubt that he can do it well.
②There is no doubt that we will be successful.