doubtful

US: /ˈdaʊtfəɫ/
UK: /dˈa‍ʊtfə‍l/


English Vietnamese dictionary


doubtful /'dautful/
  • tính từ
    • nghi ngờ, ngờ vực, hồ nghi
      • to be doubtful of the issue: nghi ngờ kết quả
    • đáng nghi, đáng ngờ; không rõ rệt, không chắc chắn
      • a doubtful character: người đáng ngờ
      • doubtful meaning: nghĩa không rõ rệt
      • doubtful success: thành công không chắc chắn
    • do dự, lưỡng lự, nghi ngại; không biết chắc
      • I am doubtful what I ought to do: tôi nghi ngại không biết phải làm gì; tôi không biết chắc mình phải làm gì

Advanced English dictionary


+ adjective
1 ~ (about sth)
~ (about doing sth) (of a person) not sure; uncertain and feeling doubt: Rose was doubtful about the whole idea. + He was doubtful about accepting extra work.
2 ~ (if / that / whether ...) unlikely; not probable: It's doubtful if this painting is a Picasso. + With her injuries it's doubtful that she'll ever walk again. + It's doubtful whether the car will last another year. + Giggs is injured and is doubtful for the game tomorrow (= unlikely to play).
3 [not usually before noun] (of a thing) uncertain and likely to get worse: At the beginning of the war things were looking very doubtful.
4 [only before noun] of low value; probably not genuine and that you cannot rely on: This wine is of doubtful quality.
doubtfully adverb

Collocation dictionary


1 feeling doubt

VERBS

be, feel, look, seem, sound
Eric was far from sure and Marion looked doubtful.
| become | remain

ADV.

extremely, very | a bit, a little, rather

PREP.

about
She was rather doubtful about the wisdom of eating the two-day-old food.

2 unlikely

VERBS

be, look, seem | remain

ADV.

extremely, highly, very
Even if we could go, which is highly doubtful, John wouldn't be able to come with us.
| increasingly | a bit, a little, rather, somewhat


Concise English dictionary


'daʊtfʊl
adj.
+open to doubt or suspicion
+fraught with uncertainty or doubt
+unsettled in mind or opinion