doubtfully

1. ADJ-GRADED 未必的;不大可能的
   If it is doubtful that something will happen, it seems unlikely to happen or you are uncertain whether it will happen.
   1. For a time it seemed doubtful that he would move at all...
      有一段时间他似乎根本不会搬家。
   2. It is doubtful whether Tweed, even with his fluent French, passed for one of the locals...
      尽管特威德能说一口流利的法语，他是否能被当作当地人还很难说。
   3. Whether the authorities will allow inspection is highly doubtful.
      当局是否允许检查还是个大问号。
2. ADJ-GRADED 怀疑的;疑惑的;拿不定主意的
   If you are doubtful about something, you feel unsure or uncertain about it.
   1. I was still very doubtful about the chances for success...
      我对能否成功仍然深表怀疑。
   2. Why did he sound so doubtful?
      为什么他听上去如此不确定？
3. ADJ-GRADED (质量或价值)低劣的，不可靠
   If you say that something is of doubtful quality or value, you mean that it is of low quality or value.
   1. ...selling something that is overpriced or of doubtful quality...
      售卖漫天要价或质量低劣的东西
   2. They also seemed of very doubtful value.
      它们好像也没有多大价值。
   3. ...information that he described as having doubtful reliability.
      据他所称未必可靠的消息
4. ADJ-GRADED (通常指运动员因伤)不大可能参加（比赛）的
   If a sports player is doubtful for a match or event, he or she seems unlikely to play, usually because of injury.
   1. Forsyth is doubtful for tonight's game with a badly bruised leg.
      福赛斯腿部严重擦伤，不大可能参加今晚的比赛。

Do not confuse doubtful, dubious, and suspicious. If you feel doubtful about something, you are unsure about it or about whether it will happen or be successful. Do you feel insecure and doubtful about your ability?... It was doubtful he would ever see her again. If you are dubious about something, you are not sure whether it is the right thing to do. Alison sounded very dubious... The men in charge were a bit dubious about taking women on. If you describe something as dubious, you think it is not completely honest, safe, or reliable. ...his dubious abilities as a teacher. If you are suspicious of a person, you do not trust them and think they might be involved in something dishonest or illegal. I am suspicious of his intentions... Miss Lenaut had grown suspicious. If you describe something as suspicious, it suggests behaviour that is dishonest, illegal, or dangerous. He listened for any suspicious sounds. ...in suspicious circumstances.
不要混淆 doubtful, dubious, suspicious。doubtful 指不确定某事或不确定其是否会发生或成功：Do you feel insecure and doubtful about your ability（你对自己的能力缺乏信心，抱有怀疑吗），It was doubtful he would ever see her again（他会不会再见到她还说不准）。dubious 指拿不准做某事是否正确：Alison sounded very dubious（艾利森听上去犹豫不决），The men in charge were a bit dubious about taking women on（几位男性负责人有点儿拿不准要不要招女员工）。dubious 还可指某事物不完全可信、安全或可靠：his dubious abilities as a teacher（他的教学能力令人怀疑）。suspicious 指不信任某人，怀疑其从事欺骗性或不法活动：I am suspicious of his intentions（我怀疑他动机不纯），Miss Lenaut had grown suspicious（莱诺小姐已经起了疑心）。suspicious 还可指某人的行为可疑、不诚实、涉及非法或具有危险性：He listened for any suspicious sounds（他注意倾听任何可疑的声音），in suspicious circumstances（在可疑的情势下）。

1. -not the mother's smile, responding to it, as other babies do, by that faint, embryo smile of the little mouth, remembered so doubtfully afterwards, and with such fond discussion whether it were indeed a smile.
   不是母亲的微笑别的孩子会学着用自己的小嘴浅浅一笑来呼应，事后会记忆模糊，以致热烈地争论那到底是不是真的在笑。
2. True, he looked doubtfully, fearfully-even, at times, with horror and the bitterness of hatred-at the deformed figure of the old physician.
   的确，他望着那老医生的畸形身躯时是满怀疑虑和恐惧的&有时甚至带有仇恨的刻毒和厌恶。
3. "I think I knew them," said Michael rather doubtfully.
   我想我也认识他们。迈克尔有点迟疑地说。
4. He said doubtfully, and they did not dare expose him when Mrs. Darling and Nana returned.
   达林太太和娜娜回到房里以后，孩子们也不敢告诉她们。
5. The luminous eyes looked at him doubtfully, to see whether he approved or not.
   她那双闪闪发光的眼睛询问似地望着丈夫，似乎在问他是否赞成她写的日记呢？
6. Mr Toots said, looking doubtfully at Paul, and shaking his head, that he didn't know about that.
   图茨先生满脸疑云地看着保罗，摇摇头说，他不知道这一点。
7. Dark clouds scudding by. I looked up doubtfully, and there, sure enough, on the rock of the sepulchre, was spread an unctuous and sooty mark, three feet or more across.
   我满腹疑虑地抬头望去，果然，在墓室的顶上有一片三呎多宽的油腻乌黑的痕迹。
8. Well, it seems a weary number of hours,'she muttered doubtfully:` it must be more.
   我说。“唉，好像过了数不尽的时刻啦，”她疑惑地喃喃着，“一定还多些。
9. Ralph looked at him doubtfully.
   拉尔夫疑惑地看了看他。
10. Daisy looked around doubtfully.
    黛西故意装傻回过头看看。
11. His eyes rested on her doubtfully.
    他可疑地注视她。
12. Jastrow glanced doubtfully from the Palestinian to his niece.
    杰斯特罗满腹狐疑地看看巴勒斯坦人，又看看他的的侄女。
13. She asked doubtfully, pointing at the black egg on the plate.
    妻子疑惑地指着盘里的黑东西。
14. Pike's brows arched doubtfully.
    派克疑惑着眉毛拱了起来。
15. Charles Darnay shook his head and doubtfully smiled, as the carriage rolled away.
    查尔斯-达尔内在马车离开时摇摇头，意义不明地笑了笑。
16. In addition, if you take the mouse in the space, the arrowhead on the screen will not move in the same direction, only waiting doubtfully for what you are doing.
    此外，若你把鼠标拿到空中移动时，箭头将不会随着同样的方向移动，仅怀疑你在做什么。
17. "We'll take a look," he said doubtfully," just a look."
    “我们去看一眼，”他犹疑不定地说，“看一眼就走。”
18. George looked at his master rather doubtfully.
    乔治颇为怀疑地看着他的主人。
19. "Well." said the lady doubtfully," can you catch a mouse"?
    “哦，”女士怀疑的问，“你会抓老鼠吗”？
20. She looked doubtfully at him, at the low shanty.
    她犹豫不定地看着他，看着那间矮棚屋。
21. Ella had no politics. Gerald shook his head doubtfully.
    埃拉没有政治头脑。吉拉德怀疑地摇了摇头。
22. "Really?" she asked, a trifle doubtfully.
    “真的？”她问道，还带了一点不相信的样子。
23. Perhaps they might become friends, she thought doubtfully, or at least neighbors, passing the time of day if they met in the road.
    她心下正自疑惑：或许他们可能会成为朋友；或者至少是邻居，在路上碰到时会寒暄上几句。
24. That's odd, observed Mrs butler, doubtfully.
    那倒希奇了，巴特勒太太满心狐疑地表示意见。
25. How can you do that?@ the mayor asked doubtfully.
    你要怎么做呢？但镇长怀疑地问。
26. Gerald shook his head doubtfully. He was respectable and no one questioned.
    吉拉德怀疑地摇了摇头。他德高望重，无人怀疑。
27. The Mole ran quickly to comfort the little animal; but Rat, lingering, looked long and doubtfully at certain hoof-marks deep in the sward.
    鼹鼠赶紧跑过去安慰这小动物，可河鼠却迟迟不动，满腹疑云地久久注视着草地上一些深深的蹄印。
28. We will always remember. Gerald shook his head doubtfully.
    我们将永远怀念他们。吉拉德怀疑地摇了摇头。
29. Mrs Macphail looked at him doubtfully.
    麦克费尔太太不以为然地看着他。
30. The enemy's beaded forehead puckered doubtfully.
    对手迟疑地皱起冒着汗珠的前额。

adv

1. in a doubtful manner
   1. Gerald shook his head doubtfully

   Synonym:    dubiously