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beyond shadow of a doubt

/dout/US // daʊt //UK // (daʊt) //

无可置疑,毋庸置疑,无可置疑地,无可置疑的

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v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe: The police have good reason to doubt his alibi.
    • : to distrust; regard with suspicion: I doubted the salesman, so we decided to check with other dealers.
    • : Archaic. to fear; be apprehensive about.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to be uncertain about something; be undecided in opinion or belief: The priest told me that it was normal to doubt, but encouraged me to nurture my faith.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a feeling of uncertainty about the truth, reality, or nature of something: We all had our doubts about your mysterious Canadian girlfriend since no one has ever seen her in person.
    • : distrust or suspicion: Voters naturally held some doubt about the abrupt change in policy direction issued by city hall.
    • : a general feeling of uncertainty, worry, or concern: As soon as I'd dropped out of school to become a full-time musician, I was full of doubt—what if I’d made a terrible mistake?Set your doubts aside, and listen to my business idea with an open mind.
    • : a state of affairs such as to occasion uncertainty.
    • : Obsolete. fear; dread.

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Examples

  • When you’re concerned with all things at one time, things become less obvious — and that’s what constitutes doubt.

  • I mention this not to sow doubt in your mind, not to scare you, but rather to prepare you.

  • It’s thrown her dreams of opening a full-service dine-in restaurant or a franchising strategy into doubt.

  • Explaining the reasoning behind each data point and action in your SEO proposal, and arguing from first principles, should leave less room for doubt and more for critical thinking.

  • Without a doubt, there’s a link between the sound and meaning for animals.

  • And, in the case of fluoride, at least, that doubt might actually be justified.

  • Stephanie Giorgio, a classical musician, credits The Class for helping her cope with anxiety, focus, fear, and self-doubt.

  • He no doubt had heard by then that some of the cops had ignored his request and turned their backs.

  • Their confrontation at dinner was, without a doubt, the highlight of the episode.

  • But self-doubt, while a healthy quality for human beings to have, is alas not a plus for politicians.

  • There was no doubt thought of his own loss in this question: yet there was, one may hope, a germ of solicitude for the mother too.

  • Elyon is the name of an ancient Phœnician god, slain by his son El, no doubt the “first-born of death” in Job xviii.

  • The patache was never seen again, and there is not much doubt that it was lost with all hands on board.

  • Her feet felt rooted to the floor in the wonder and doubt of this strange occurrence.

  • But I doubt if he feels any particular emotion himself, when he is piercing you through with his rendering.