questionable

英 [ˈkwestʃənəbl]

美 [ˈkwestʃənəbl]

adj.  可疑的; 有问题的; 未必准确(或正确)的; 可能不诚实(或不道德)的; 别有用心的

CET6考研TOEFLTEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.8517 / COCA.6242

牛津词典

adj.

• 可疑的；有问题的；未必准确（或正确）的
  that you have doubts about because you think it is not accurate or correct
  1. The conclusions that they come to are highly questionable.
     他们得出的结论大有问题。
  2. It is questionable whether this is a good way of solving the problem.
     这未必是一个解决问题的好办法。
• 可能不诚实（或不道德）的；别有用心的
  likely to be dishonest or morally wrong
  1. Her motives for helping are questionable.
     她帮忙的动机令人生疑。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 可疑的;不可靠的;有问题的;不确定的
  If you say that something isquestionable, you mean that it is not completely honest, reasonable, or acceptable.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. The film is a comedy in highly questionable taste.
     这是一部品位很成问题的喜剧片。

英英释义

adj

• able to be refuted
  Synonym:refutableconfutableconfutative
• subject to question
  1. questionable motives
  2. a questionable reputation
  3. a fire of questionable origin

双语例句

• The extent to which it helped to promote Britain's broader strategic interests was sometimes questionable
  它对于促进英国获得更广泛的战略利益到底有多大的帮助，这一点有时候值得怀疑。
• Your argument is based on a set of questionable assumptions.
  你的论证建立在一套有问题的假设上。
• Elsewhere this would prompt calls for an inquiry into questionable selling practices.
  在其他地方，这将迅速激起人们要求对存在问题的推销做法展开调查。
• The other reason for shutting out China is also questionable.
  另一个排除中国的理由也值得质疑。
• The theory is bottomed on questionable assumptions.
  这一理论是建立在靠不住的假设基础上的。
• His questionable assertion caused a stir in the audience.
  他那可疑的断言在听众中引起了骚动。
• Most of those reports can't be confirmed and are questionable.
  这些报告中多数不能确认并有疑问。
• Economically, this position is questionable.
  从经济上来看，这个立场是有问题的。
• I know it sounds good to not be true, frankly, I started a very questionable.
  我知道这听起来好到不像是真的，坦白说，我一开始也是非常怀疑的。
• 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。