sceptical

英 [ˈskeptɪkl]

美 [ˈskeptɪkl]

adj.  怀疑的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 怀疑的
  having doubts that a claim or statement is true or that sth will happen
  1. I am sceptical about his chances of winning.
     我怀疑他取胜的可能性。
  2. The public remain sceptical of these claims.
     公众对这些说法仍持怀疑态度。
  3. She looked highly sceptical.
     她一脸深表怀疑的神色。

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 skeptical


• ADJ-GRADED 怀疑的
  If you aresceptical aboutsomething, you have doubts about it.
  1. Other archaeologists are sceptical about his findings.
     其他考古学家对他的发现表示怀疑。
  2. ...scientists who are sceptical of global warming and its alleged consequences...
     对全球变暖和各种断言的后果持怀疑态度的科学家
  3. The party has always had a cautious and sceptical attitude to Europe.
     该党一直对欧洲持有谨慎而怀疑的态度。

英英释义

adj

• denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion
  1. a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles
  Synonym:disbelievingskepticalunbelieving
• marked by or given to doubt
  1. a skeptical attitude
  2. a skeptical listener
  Synonym:doubtingquestioningskeptical

双语例句

• Other archaeologists are sceptical about his findings.
  其他考古学家对他的发现表示怀疑。
• Both Stalin and Churchill were openly sceptical.
  斯大林和丘吉尔公开表示怀疑。
• I draw my inspiration from the more sceptical and empiricist European thinkers.
  我的灵感来自于更重视怀疑精神和经验主义的欧洲思想家。
• The Goldman boss said that he and his rivals had been insufficiently sceptical of loose credit standards.
  贝兰克梵表示，他和他的竞争对手对宽松信贷标准怀疑不足。
• But analysts are sceptical that Cadbury will receive a competing bid.
  但分析师怀疑吉百利会收到竞争性报价。
• I am sceptical about the efficiency of many government spending programmes and of many Christmas purchase decisions.
  我对许多政府支出项目和圣诞购买决定的效率感到怀疑。
• I have always been very sceptical of any form of optimisation.
  我总是非常怀疑任何形式的最优化。
• This is a sceptical age.
  这是一个怀疑一切的时代。
• And politicians and the nuclear industry must revisit their relationship with a sceptical public.
  政治家和核产业必须和对核能源有怀疑的公众重新定位他们的关系。
• But analysts were sceptical about the plan, questioning whether they would cut costs or clean up balance sheets.
  但分析人士对这一计划持质疑态度，对这些举措能否削减成本或清理资产负债表表示怀疑。