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Questionable Describe Highly Completely Word 英 Kwestʃənəbl] 美 Kwestʃənəbl

英语单词 questionable
英美音标 英 ['kwestʃənəbl] 美 ['kwestʃənəbl]
中文释义 adj.可疑的;可置疑的
英语例句 (1) The man looks questionable.
(2) The desire for wealth lured them into questionable dealings.
(3) His honesty is not questionable.
中文例句 (1) 这个男人看上去很可疑。
(2) 他们受了发财欲的引诱而被卷入可疑的交易。
(3) 他的诚实是无庸置疑的。
vocabulary简明 Something that's questionable is uncertain or hard to believe. If a politician says things you doubt are true, you might describe his words as questionable.
vocabulary扩展 You might say that it's questionable whether you'll reach your goal of getting straight A's in school, or secretly believe that everything your history teacher says is slightly questionable. In either case, you're highly doubtful. You can even describe a person as questionable, if he or she doesn't strike you as completely honest. The original meaning of the word was "that may be interrogated," from the Latin root word quaestionem, "a seeking, inquiry, questioning, or examination."
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]可疑的;不可靠的;有问题的;不确定的 If you say that something is questionable, you mean that it is not completely honest, reasonable, or acceptable.
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  • He has been dogged by allegations of questionable business practices...

    他一直被那些指控他有不正当商业行为的说法所困扰。

  • It is questionable whether the expenditure on this project is really justified...

    该项目的开支是否真的合理还未可知。

  • The film is a comedy in highly questionable taste.

    这是一部品位很成问题的喜剧片。

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