doubtful是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. 怀疑的, 有疑问的，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《双城记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Beneath that arch of unmoved and eternal lights; some, so remote from this little earth that the learned tell us it is doubtful whether their rays have even yet discovered it, as a point in space where anything is suffered or done: the shad-ows of the night were broad and black.
在汉斯·克里斯蒂安·安徒生的《安徒生童话》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Even the hostess, with bare feet, uncombed hair, and dressed in a garment of doubtful color, received the guests grumblingly.
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《安娜·卡列尼娜》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But general propositions as to feeding on meal and on grass were doubtful and obscure.
-- But that he had quarreled with the head official, and was on his way back to Moscow, only he had been taken so ill on the road that it was doubtful if he would ever leave his bed again, she wrote.
-- Levin followed him, more and more doubtful whether he was doing right or wrong.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《八十天环游地球》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Certainly an Englishman, it was more doubtful whether Phileas Fogg was a Londoner.
在辛克莱·刘易斯的《阿罗史密斯》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But as he became doubtful about medicine he longed for her sympathy, and on a Sunday afternoon of spring he took her for a walk along the Chaloosa River.
-- It is doubtful if Leora herself had a chance to say anything, for he poured out his every confidence as a disciple of Gottlieb.
-- He was determined that he would not love it and, as he probably had no sense of humor whatever, it is doubtful whether he appreciated it, but its differentness aroused him.
-- He viciously seized his cap (a soggy and doubtful object), sought Clif Clawson, who was spending the vacation in sleeping between poker games at Barney's, and outlined a project of going into town and getting drunk.
-- It is doubtful if she ever believed that they were married.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《罪与罚》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But these were doubtful points.
-- 'Yes, rooms 芒聙娄' 'A disgusting place filthy, stinking and, what's more, of doubtful character.
-- He looked up, it was the head clerk Zametov, looking just the same, with the rings on his fingers and the watch-chain, with the curly, black hair, parted and pomaded, with the 230 Crime and Punishmentsmart waistcoat, rather shabby coat and doubtful linen.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《大卫科波菲尔》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- My mother was sitting by the fire, but poorly in health, and verylow in spirits, looking at it through her tears, and despondingheavily about herself and the fatherless little stranger, who wasalready welcomed by some grosses of prophetic pins in a drawerupstairs, to a world not at all excited on the subject of his arrival;my mother, I say, was sitting by the fire, that bright, windy Marchafternoon, very timid and sad, and very doubtful of ever comingalive out of the trial that was before her, when, lifting her eyes asshe dried them, to the window opposite, she saw a strange ladycoming up the garden.
-- I must acknowledge that I felt it difficult to picture himquite at his ease in the raiment proposed for him by his gratefullittle niece, and that I was particularly doubtful of the policy of thecocked hat; but I kept these sentiments to myself.
-- And he takes,' said my mother, with the tears which wereengendered in her affectionate nature, stealing down her face, 'hetakes great pains with me; and I ought to be very thankful to him,and very submissive to him even in my thoughts; and when I amnot, Peggotty, I worry and condemn myself, and feel doubtful ofmy own heart, and don't know what to do.'
-- I reallyhad not yet been able to make up my mind whether I liked Uriahor detested him; and I was very doubtful about it still, as I stoodlooking him in the face in the street.
-- For some time, I am doubtful of Miss Shepherd's feelings, but, atlength, Fate being propitious, we meet at the dancing-school.
在简·奥斯汀的《爱玛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Mr. Elton's situation was most suitable, quite the gentleman himself, and with-out low connexions; at the same time, not of any family that could fairly object to the doubtful birth of Harriet.
-- It is not a state to be safe-ly entered into with doubtful feelings, with half a heart.
-- How that visit was to be acknowledged what would be necessary and what might be safest, had been a point of some doubtful consideration.
-- She then took another line of expedi-ency, and looking into the doubtful room, observed, 'I do not think it is so very small.
在托马斯·哈代的《远离尘嚣》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Indeed, he seemed to approach the grave as a hyperbolic curve approaches a straight line less directly as he got nearer, till it was doubtful if he would ever reach it at all.
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