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dubiously

/doo-bee-uhs, dyoo-/US // ˈdu bi əs, ˈdyu- //UK // (ˈdjuːbɪəs) //

可疑地,怀疑地,可疑的是,怀疑的是

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt: a dubious reply.
    • : of doubtful quality or propriety; questionable: a dubious compliment; a dubious transaction.
    • : of uncertain outcome: in dubious battle.
    • : wavering or hesitating in opinion; inclined to doubt.

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Examples

  • So I have the either great honor or dubious honor of having replaced myself on three different occasions.

  • These types of narratives rely on “evidence” of ballots that are lost or found after the election, dubious statistics, misleading videos and allegations of foreign interference.

  • Sharing dubious online trash with even a small circle of friends and family can help something catch.

  • Burkholder has expressed dubious medical views, including encouraging people to seek medical exemptions from mask mandates during the pandemic and expressing support for parents who don’t want to follow state vaccination laws.

  • International Business Machines, still the legal name of century-plus-old IBM, has managed over the years to pull off a dubious feat.

  • Then she adds dubiously that she hopes this was indeed the motivation.

  • The arts world is fuming over Obama's dubiously qualified "arts czar," and a humanities appointee who lacks a college degree.

  • Kinnaird looked somewhat dubiously at the latter, which seemed deep in the hollows.

  • "Y-yes, I suppose you would think so," smiled Genevieve, a little dubiously.

  • The inquiring farmer would edge away and shake his head dubiously.

  • At a deeper breath from Greta, the little lady put down her basket, and began to pace the lawn, followed dubiously by Scruff.

  • "I hope you don't mean that literally, Sara," I answered dubiously.