dubiously

1. ADJ-GRADED 可疑的;靠不住的;暧昧的
   If you describe something as dubious, you mean that you do not consider it to be completely honest, safe, or reliable.
   1. This claim seems to us to be rather dubious...
      在我们看来这种说法非常可疑。
   2. Soho was still a highly dubious area...
      索霍区仍然是个靠不住的地方。
   3. Those figures alone are a dubious basis for such a conclusion.
      仅凭那些数据就得出这种结论并不可靠。
2. ADJ-GRADED 怀疑的;无把握的;迟疑的;拿不准的
   If you are dubious about something, you are not completely sure about it and have not yet made up your mind about it.
   1. My parents were dubious about it at first but we soon convinced them.
      我父母起初对此心存疑虑,但是我们很快就让他们信服了。
3. ADJ-GRADED （荣誉、名声等）不好的,不光彩的
   If you say that someone has the dubious honour or the dubious pleasure of doing something, you are indicating that what they are doing is not an honour or pleasure at all, but is, in fact, unpleasant or bad.
   1. Nagy has the dubious honour of being the first athlete to be banned in this way...
      纳吉作为第一个以这种方式被禁赛的运动员而“出名”。
   2. El Salvador has earned the dubious distinction of having the worst soil erosion in continental America.
      萨尔瓦多因是美洲大陆土壤侵蚀最严重的地方而有了这份不光彩的名声。

Do not confuse dubious, doubtful, and suspicious. 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 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 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 dubious, doubtful 和 suspicious。dubious 指某人拿不准做某事是否正确：Alison sounded very dubious（艾莉森听上去很犹豫），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性员工）。dubious 还可指某事物不完全可信、安全或可靠。例如，his dubious abilities as a teacher（他的教学能力令人怀疑）。doubtful 指不确定某事是否会发生或成功：Do you feel insecure and doubtful about your ability（你对自己的能力缺乏信心并且感到怀疑吗），It was doubtful he would ever see her again（他会不会再见到她还说不准呢）。suspicious 指不信任某人、怀疑某人从事欺骗性或不法的活动。例如，I am suspicious of his intentions（我怀疑他的动机），Miss Lenaut had grown suspicious（莱诺小姐已经起了疑心）。suspicious 还可指某人行为可疑、不诚实、涉及非法或具有危险性：He listened for any suspicious sounds（他注意听任何可疑的声响），in suspicious circumstances（在可疑的情势下）。

1. Then it was hot irons and underclothes till six o'clock, at which time Joe shook his head dubiously.
   然后便是用熨斗烫内衣内裤，直干到六点。这时乔仍然摇头。
2. I mean Descartes theory is actually rather dubiously coherent, if you think about it.
   如果你仔细思考下，笛卡尔的理论还是值得怀疑的。
3. He walked out fast, leaving the head waiter staring dubiously at the flimsy blue paper. But as soon as the herdsmen emerge from their yurts in the morning, they are off into the distance.
   他很快地走出去，撇下侍者头儿半信半疑地瞪着这张薄薄的蓝纸。黎明，当牧民们走出蒙古包，就是它们分群的一刻。
4. He knelt and put his ear to the ground; the cubes looked at one another dubiously.
   他跪倒在地，把耳朵贴在地面上；幼熊们疑惑地面面相觑。
5. It will take more than a dubious target dubiously implemented to convince sceptics that Beijing is really serious about a clampdown.
   要让怀疑人士相信北京方面对淘汰落后产能是当真的，将需要拿出比可疑地执行一个可疑目标更多的行动。
6. She said dubiously to herself, her voice too low for anyone else to hear.
   她半信半疑地对自己说，声音低得差不多只有他自己才听得见。
7. But as an election approaches in Burma ( officially known as Myanmar) that the ruling generals dubiously claim will be free and fair, China-Burma relations are growing increasingly strained.
   缅甸执政将军们鼓吹今年大选将是自由和公正的，将军们的说辞让人难以置信，而中缅关系也因此变得日益紧张。
8. "Oh, come on," I said dubiously.
   “哦，得了吧。”我怀疑地说。
9. "It is a great pity," croaked Jacques Three, dubiously shaking his head, with his cruel fingers at his hungry mouth;
   很遗憾，雅克三号低沉地说，含义不明地摇着脑袋，几根残忍的手指又在嘴边猴急地抓挠。
10. And though she looked dubiously at the house-front as if inclined to return, it was with a breath of relief that she closed the gate.
    尽管她心有不甘地盯着房子的前面，仿佛要回去似的，但还是把栅栏门关上了，这时才松了一口气。
11. What did happen was financing with quite limited true adjustment, through ECB funding of dubiously solvent banks and via lending from other governments and the International Monetary Fund, for Greece, Ireland and Portugal.
    可实际过程却是伴随极其有限真实调整的融资：欧洲央行在向偿债能力成问题的银行提供资金，相关国家政府和国际货币基金组织（imf）则在向希腊、爱尔兰和葡萄牙提供贷款。
12. How worthy of approval would Wikipedia have seemed when it boasted only seven articles dubiously hoping that the public would magically provide the rest?
    当维基百科（wikipedia）上面只有7篇文章时，审批又有什么意义自欺欺人地希望公众会不可思议地提供其它条目？

adv

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

   Synonym:    doubtfully

2. in a questionable and dubious manner
   1. these were estates his father questionably acquired

   Synonym:    questionably