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in doubt phrase
⇨ unclearin doubt phrase
⇨ unsure unclear adjective unclear ♦︎ uncertain ♦︎ unresolved ♦︎ in doubt ♦︎ indefinite ♦︎ in the balance ♦︎ undecidedThese words all describe sth that is not yet clear or decided. 这些词均表示不确定的、不清楚的、未决定的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆It is unclear / uncertain what / whether...◆to remain unclear / uncertain / unresolved / in doubt / in the balance / undecided◆to leave sth unclear / uncertain / unresolved / in doubt / undecided◆still unclear / uncertain / unresolved / in doubt / in the balance / undecided■ unclear / /ˌʌnˈklɪə(r); NAmE ˌʌnˈklɪr/ not clear or definite; difficult to understand or be sure about 不清楚的；不确定的；难以掌握的◆His motives are unclear.他动机不明。◆Our plans are unclear at the moment.目前我们的计划还不确定。◆It is unclear whether there is any damage.有无损坏尚不清楚。◆Some of your diagrams are unclear.你的一些图表不够清楚。 OPP clear ⇨ clear adj. 1 2 ■ uncertain not definite or decided 不确定的；未决定的◆It is uncertain what his role in the company will be.他在公司担任何职尚未决定。 see also uncertain ⇨ unsure , uncertainty ⇨ doubt noun 2 ■ unresolved /ˌʌnrɪˈzɒlvd; NAmE ˌʌnrɪˈzɑːlvd/ (formal) (of a problem or question) not yet solved, answered or decided （问题或提问）未解决的，未解答的，悬而未决的◆These unresolved issues must be addressed.这些悬而未决的问题必须设法解决。■ in ˈdoubt idiom (often used in negative statements 常用于否定陈述) uncertain 不确定；不肯定；拿不准◆The success of the system is not in doubt.这种制度的成功确定无疑。ⓘ In doubt is used especially to talk about the result, future, success or nature of sth. * in doubt尤用以描述事物的结果、未来、成败或性质。■ indefinite /ɪnˈdefɪnət/ / lasting for a period of time that has no fixed end 无限期的；期限不定的◆She will be away for the indefinite future.她将离开一段时间，期限不定。◆The workers have been on indefinite strike since July.工人从7月起就开始了无限期的罢工。▸ indefinitely adverb ◆The trial was postponed indefinitely.审讯无限期延迟。■ in the ˈbalance idiom uncertain and waiting to be decided 不确定；悬而未决◆The long-term future of the space programme hangs in the balance.航天计划的长远前景尚不明朗。◆His life hung in the balance for two weeks as he lay in a coma.他昏迷不醒的两个星期中一直处在生死边缘。ⓘ In the balance describes a situation in which the future of sb/sth, or the result of sth, is very uncertain for a time. It is often used when the future result is expected to be one of two very different things, such as success or failure, or life or death. * in the balance用于描述某人或某事的未来或某事的结果暂时很不确定，常用于表示未来预计会有两种完全不同的结果，如成功或失败，生或死。■ undecided / /ˌʌndɪˈsaɪdɪd/ / [not usually before noun] not having been decided yet 未决定；悬而未决◆The venue for the World Cup remains undecided.世界杯的举办地点尚未确定。 unsure adjective unsure ♦︎ undecided ♦︎ uncertain ♦︎ hesitant ♦︎ ambivalent ♦︎ doubtful ♦︎ dubious ♦︎ in doubtThese words all describe sb who has feelings of doubt or uncertainty about sb/sth. 这些词均表示无把握的、拿不准的、不确定的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆unsure / undecided / uncertain / hesitant / ambivalent / doubtful / dubious / in doubt about sth◆unsure / undecided / uncertain / doubtful / dubious / in doubt as to sth◆unsure / uncertain / hesitant / doubtful / dubious of sth◆unsure / undecided / uncertain what...◆unsure / uncertain how...◆a bit / rather / somewhat unsure / hesitant / ambivalent / doubtful / dubious◆somewhat unsure / hesitant / ambivalent / doubtful / dubious◆very unsure / undecided / uncertain / hesitant / ambivalent / doubtful / dubious■ unsure [not before noun] not certain or confident about sth; feeling doubt 无把握；犹豫；拿不准◆There were a lot of things I was unsure about.有许多事情我没把握。◆He was unsure of what to do next.他对下一步该做什么犹豫不定。◆I was unsure how to reply to this question.我拿不准该如何回答这个问题。OPP sure ⇨ sure ■ undecided / /ˌʌndɪˈsaɪdɪd/ / [not usually before noun] not having made a decision about sb/sth 未拿定主意；犹豫不决◆I'm still undecided about who to vote for.我还拿不定主意投谁的票。 see also decide ⇨ decide ■ uncertain [not usually before noun] not sure or confident about sth; feeling doubt 无把握；犹豫；拿不准◆They're both uncertain about what to do.他们两人都拿不定主意该怎么办。◆I'm still uncertain of my feelings for him.我仍不能肯定我对他的感情。 OPP certain ⇨ sure see also uncertainty ⇨ doubt noun 1 NOTE 辨析 Unsure or uncertain?When you are talking about people's feelings there is no real difference in meaning between these words, but unsure is about twice as frequent in both spoken and written English, and uncertain is slightly more formal. Uncertain (but not unsure) is more frequently used to talk about facts or situations that are not definite or decided. 谈论人的感情时这两个词在含义上没有实质差别，但unsure在口语和书面语的使用频率均约为uncertain的两倍，uncertain略正式些。uncertain（而非unsure）较常用以描述不确定的事实或悬而未决的局面。 see also uncertain ⇨ unclear ■ hesitant / /ˈhezɪtənt/ / [not before noun] slow to speak or act because you feel uncertain, embarrassed or unwilling 犹豫；踌躇；不情愿◆She's hesitant about signing the contract.她对是否签这个合同犹豫不决。◆Doctors are hesitant to comment on the new treatment.医生不愿对新疗法作出评论。 see also hesitant ⇨ hesitant ■ ambivalent / /æmˈbɪvələnt/ / (rather formal, especially written) having or showing both good and bad feelings about sb/sth 矛盾情绪的（喜忧参半、好坏参半等）◆She is deeply ambivalent about her feelings for him.她对他的感情十分矛盾。◆He has an ambivalent attitude towards her.他对她怀着矛盾的态度。■ doubtful thinking that sth is probably not possible or not a good idea; showing this 不确定的；拿不定主意的；怀疑的◆He was doubtful about accepting extra work.他拿不定主意是否接受额外工作。◆A doubtful look crossed her face.她脸上掠过一丝怀疑的神色。 see also doubt ⇨ doubt noun 1 ▸ doubtfully adverb ◆He shook his head doubtfully.他怀疑地摇了摇头。■ dubious /ˈdjuːbiəs; NAmE ˈduːbiəs/ [not usually before noun] doubtful 不确定；拿不定主意；怀疑◆I was rather dubious about the whole idea.我对整个想法持相当怀疑的态度。◆Kate looked dubious, but did as she was asked.凯特看上去半信半疑，但还是按要求的做了。▸ dubiously adverb ◆He looked dubiously at her.他怀疑地看了看她。NOTE 辨析 Doubtful or dubious?There is no real difference in meaning between these words; dubious is slightly more frequent in spoken English, but it is less often used before a noun. 这两个词在含义上没有实质差别；dubious稍多用于口语，但较少用于名词前。■ in ˈdoubt idiom feeling unsure about sth, especially about what you should do （尤指对该做什么）不肯定，不确定，拿不准◆If in doubt, wear black.拿不定主意的话就穿黑色衣服。 |