sceptical

adj.

1. 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。

in AM, use 美国英语用 skeptical


1. ADJ-GRADED 怀疑的
   If you are sceptical about something, 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。

1. The experience has left him sceptical about efforts at conciliation.
   这段经历使他对调停行动持怀疑态度。
2. They should be sceptical of exaggerated claims for what such courses can achieve
   对于那些课程能够取得何等成果的夸大宣传，他们应该持怀疑态度。
3. Economists, almost to a man, were sceptical.
   经济学家几乎无一例外地持怀疑态度。
4. He takes a rather sceptical view of love and romance.
   他对爱情和浪漫持非常怀疑的态度。
5. He is very sceptical about the value of rote learning
   他非常怀疑死记硬背是否有用。
6. Other archaeologists are sceptical about his findings.
   其他考古学家对他的发现表示怀疑。
7. 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。
8. Mr Rasmussen used to be sceptical of anthropologists 'contribution to business.
   拉斯马森过去对人类学家对于公司的贡献抱怀疑态度。
9. 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。
10. Critics are sceptical that Britain would ever risk its relationship with China over Hong Kong.
    在香港问题上，批评者对英国是否会冒着损害中英关系的风险表示怀疑。
11. This is a sceptical age.
    这是一个怀疑一切的时代。
12. 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。
13. I am sceptical about his chances of winning.
    我怀疑他取胜的可能性。
14. 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。
15. 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。
16. Many in big business, too, remain sceptical.
    大企业中也有许多人仍然持怀疑态度。
17. Analysts are sceptical about the gem's prospects for success.
    有分析人士对创业板的成功前景持怀疑态度。
18. 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。
19. And conservative america, once solidly sceptical, is now split over the issue.
    而且在美国，对石油问题曾抱有怀疑的保守派现在也开始闹分歧了。
20. Oddly enough, you see-saw between overconfidence and self-doubt. I myself became more and more sceptical.
    奇怪的是，你会在过度自信及自我怀疑中摇摆。我自己越来越怀疑了。
21. 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。
22. Both Stalin and Churchill were openly sceptical.
    斯大林和丘吉尔公开表示怀疑。
23. However companies and analysts were sceptical that the new capital controls would limit illegal capital flows.
    然而，公司和分析人士均怀疑新的资本管制能否限制非法资本流动。
24. Nonetheless, most experts remain sceptical that the recession is already over.
    尽管如此，大多数专家仍对衰退已结束持怀疑态度。
25. Neoclassical equilibrium theory, which some macroeconomists had grown sceptical of, has also found new practitioners.
    新古典主义的均衡理论（一些宏观经济学家已对该理论产生了怀疑）也找到了新的信奉者。
26. Journalists are obliged to be inquisitive, sceptical and fair to all sides of the debate.
    对于记者来说，他们不得不对争论中所有的人都保持好奇、怀疑和公平的态度。
27. 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。
28. I myself became more and more sceptical.
    我自己越来越怀疑了。
29. But he too is sceptical about explicit lobbying.
    但他也对直白的游说表示怀疑。
30. Other researchers are sceptical about the reliability of blogs and tweets, however.
    其他研究人员对微博和博客的可靠性表示怀疑。

adj

1. denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion
   1. a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles

   Synonym:    disbelievingskepticalunbelieving

2. marked by or given to doubt
   1. a skeptical attitude
   2. a skeptical listener

   Synonym:    doubtingquestioningskeptical