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skeptically

/skep-ti-kuhl/US // ˈskɛp tɪ kəl //

怀疑地,怀疑性地,怀疑地认为,怀疑地说是

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say.
    • : doubtful about a particular thing: My teacher thinks I can get a scholarship, but I'm skeptical.
    • : showing doubt: a skeptical smile.
    • : denying or questioning the tenets of a religion: a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles.
    • : of or relating to Skeptics or Skepticism.

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Examples

  • Much of the health care industry will be listening on Tuesday to see if the Justices seem skeptical of those arguments.

  • Our advice is to remain skeptical of claims about the election that haven’t been confirmed by reliable sources and to think before liking, retweeting or sharing.

  • Rove tried to convince Bush he’d won, but Bush was skeptical.

  • Voters there, especially senior citizens, are wary of rising crime and skeptical of Lazere’s defund-the-police approach, she said.

  • With less than a day before the election, she was skeptical about the ballots getting counted properly due to the increased potential for technological glitches in her area as result of the hurricane.

  • Wonder cranes around, skeptically: Their image is part of their brand, he says.

  • That means that the results should be viewed skeptically, he said.

  • We, too, are exiting our own emotional bunkers after eight days of war, tentatively, cautiously, skeptically.

  • "A few individuals might believe in that," he added skeptically.

  • The bottom line is that when you hear descriptions like these, treat them skeptically: Most are nonsense.

  • Foolish fellow, retorted Sanders, skeptically; women imagine, they dont reason.

  • The big painter sat with his long legs sprawling in front of him, a black pipe in his mouth, and looked at Larry skeptically.

  • “‘Throw’ is right,” Laura said skeptically, but Billie was already racing off again in the direction of the cottage.

  • But She smiled skeptically, went out of the room and came back armed with the whip.

  • I exclaimed, skeptically, "what would anybody do with houses up on a place like that and who would live in them?"