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uncertain

/uhn-sur-tn/US // ʌnˈsɜr tn //UK // (ʌnˈsɜːtən) //

不明确,不确定,不明确的,不明朗

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : not definitely ascertainable or fixed, as in time of occurrence, number, dimensions, or quality.
    • : not confident, assured, or free from hesitancy: an uncertain smile.
    • : not clearly or precisely determined; indefinite; unknown: a manuscript of uncertain origin.
    • : vague; indistinct; not perfectly apprehended: an abstruse novel with uncertain themes.
    • : subject to change; variable; capricious; unstable: a person of uncertain opinions.
    • : ambiguous; unreliable; undependable: Her loyalties are uncertain.
    • : dependent on chance or unpredictable factors; doubtful; of unforeseeable outcome or effect.
    • : unsteady or flickering, as light; of changing intensity or quality.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.doubtful, changeable
Synonyms
ambiguous含糊不清,含糊不清的,模糊不清,模糊不清的ambivalent矛盾的,矛盾,矛盾重重,多变量dubious暧昧的,暧昧不明的,暧昧不明,可疑的erratic飘忽不定,飘忽不定的,反复无常,反覆无常hazy朦胧,朦胧的,雾霾,朦朦胧胧hesitant犹豫不决,犹豫不决的,趦趄嗫嚅,迟疑不决insecure不安全,不安全感,不安全的,不安全因素precarious岌岌可危,不稳定,不稳定的,不稳定因素questionable有问题的,有问题,值得怀疑的,有疑问的risky有风险的,有风险,危险的,风险大unclear不清楚,不明确,不清楚的,不明undecided未定,未决定,未决定的,未确定undetermined未确定,未确定的,未定,未定的unpredictable变幻莫测,变幻莫测的,变化莫测的,变化莫测unreliable不可靠的,不可靠,不可信的,不靠谱unresolved未解决的,尚未解决的,未解决的问题,尚未解决的问题unsettled不安分的,不安的,不安稳的,不安的状态unsure不确定,不确定的,不放心,没有把握vague模糊的,模糊,含糊不清,模糊不清chancy花心,花心的,花心思,花心大萝卜conjectural推测的,推测性的,猜测的,猜想的fitful合适的,合适,合适的人,合适性hanging by a thread不绝如缕,不绝于耳,不胜其烦,不堪重负iffy有问题,有问题的,不确定,不太好incalculable不可估量的,不可估量,不计其数,难以估量的inconstant不恒定,不稳定,不恒定的,不稳定的indefinite不确定的,无限期,无限,不定indeterminate不确定的,未确定的,不确定,未定的indistinct隐隐约约,隐约可见,模糊不清的,隐约可见的irregular不规范,不规则,不正规,不规则的irresolute犹豫不决,犹豫不决的,犹豫不决的人,优柔寡断on thin ice如履薄冰,冰火两重天,如履薄冰的,坚如磐石speculative投机性,投机性的,推测性的,推测性touch and go一触即发,触摸和走动,触摸和走动的,摸摸看unconfirmed未经证实,未经证实的,未经确认的,未经确认unfixed不固定的,非固定,未修复的,不固定unforeseeable不可预见的,不可预见,不可预知的,不可预测的up for grabs抢手货,抢购,待价而沽,抢夺up in the air悬而未决,凌空而起,空中楼阁,悬空vacillating摇摆不定,徘徊不前,摇摆不定的,徘徊不定variable变量,变数,变动,变异wavering摇摆不定,摇摆不定的,飘忽不定,犹豫不决
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Examples

  • It’s essential for companies to capitalize on the essential time together during these uncertain times.

  • Startled and uncertain, Teichner takes in the proposal and answers with a solid maybe.

  • The end of this sickness is still uncertain and many months away, especially for those who live in the poorest parts of the planet.

  • Today, the hotel and restaurant remain closed, their future as uncertain as Riley’s.

  • Back then, it was still uncertain whether fall marathons would be canceled.

  • If the certainty of the wisdom of uncertainty is itself uncertain, the force of the definition crumbles by logical standards.

  • In war, he wrote, “everything is uncertain … all military action is intertwined with psychological forces and effects.”

  • “The jailer had a high-school-age daughter and was uncertain how to help her get in college,” writes Ferris.

  • Meanwhile, ISIS is on the march, and President Obama strikes an uncertain pose.

  • Even “destroyed” becomes an uncertain term when applied to these sort of digital files.

  • Distance, the uncertain light, and imagination, magnified it to a high wall; high as the wall of China.

  • Uric acid is decreased before an attack of gout and increased afterward, but its etiologic relation is still uncertain.

  • An estate upon condition is one which depends upon the happening or not happening of some uncertain event.

  • It is therefore uncertain from these statements which furnace consumes the greater quantity of air.

  • Again Arabella inclined her head, and looked uneasily round as if uncertain whether to call for assistance.