misgiving

英 [ˌmɪsˈɡɪvɪŋ]

美 [ˌmɪsˈɡɪvɪŋ]

n.  疑虑; 顾虑

复数：misgivings　

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Collins.1 / BNC.11202 / COCA.13315

牛津词典

noun

• 疑虑；顾虑
  feelings of doubt or anxiety about what might happen, or about whether or not sth is the right thing to do
  1. I had grave misgivings about making the trip.
     对于这次旅行我有过极大的顾虑。
  2. I read the letter with a sense of misgiving.
     我看了那封信，感到有些怀疑。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 疑虑;担心
  If you havemisgivingsabout something that is being suggested or done, you feel that it is not quite right, and are worried that it may have unwanted results.
  1. She had some misgivings about what she was about to do...
     她对自己即将要做的事情存有一些顾虑。
  2. The first words of the text filled us with misgiving.
     正文开头的文字让我们颇为担心。

英英释义

noun

• doubt about someone's honesty
  Synonym:mistrustdistrustsuspicion
• painful expectation
  Synonym:apprehension
• uneasiness about the fitness of an action
  Synonym:scruplequalm

双语例句

• Chris eyed him with misgiving.
  克里斯充满忧虑的看着他。
• Hurstwood looked into her pretty face, crossed with little shadows of wonder and misgiving, and thought he had never seen anything more lovely.
  赫斯渥看着她的美丽的脸庞，那上面浮现着一丝惊异和担心。他觉得他从来没有见过比这更可爱的东西了。
• However, as the moment for the girl's setting out drew nigh, when the first excitement of the dressing had passed off, a slight misgiving found place in Joan Durbeyfield's mind.
  不过，姑娘动身的时刻越来越近了，当初梳妆打扮的兴奋一消失，琼德北菲尔德太太的心里就出现了一阵担忧。
• Carrie observed his ease with some misgiving.
  看到他这样悠闲自得，嘉莉不免有些疑惑。
• Maybe they are simply great enough to receive without misgiving.
  或许他们只是超乎寻常，所以受之无愧。
• They are great simply because the receive life without misgiving.
  他们之所以伟大，仅仅因为珍惜生活。
• Many teachers have expressed serious misgiving about the new exams.
  许多教师对新的考试表示严重担忧。
• I can resign my immortal part to him without misgiving.
  我可以毫无恐惧地把我不朽的部分交给他。
• There was misgiving in his own voice also.
  在他自己的口气里，也含有疑虑不定的意思。
• He looked with misgiving at the overcast sky.
  他不安地看着阴云密布的天空。