Uncertainty

To shake

[ 动词 ]

/ʃeɪk/ or /sheik/

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ʃ

a

eɪ

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k

e

(削弱)

动摇

to make something, particularly a belief or idea, less certain

Shaky

[ 形容词 ]

/ʃeɪki/ or /sheiki/

sh

ʃ

a

eɪ

k

k

y

i

(模糊的)

不确定的

uncertain about the exact details of something

Should

[ 动词 ]

/ʃʊd/ or /shud/

sh

ʃ

o

u

ʊ

l

d

d

(要)

应该

used to indicate a degree of expectation regarding something that is likely to happen

Someway

[ 副词 ]

/sˈʌmweɪ/

(某种途径)

某种方式

in some obscure manner or by some unspecified means that one does not know or understand thoroughly

Supposedly

[ 副词 ]

/səpoʊzədli/ or /sēpowzēdli/

s

s

u

ə

pp

p

o

oʊ

s

z

e

ə

d

d

l

l

y

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(所谓地)

据说

used to suggest that something is assumed to be true, often with a hint of doubt

Tentative

[ 形容词 ]

/tɛntətɪv/ or /tentētiv/

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t

e

ɛ

n

n

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t

a

ə

t

t

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ɪ

v

v

e

(暂定的)

初步的

not firmly established or decided, with the possibility of changes in the future

Tentatively

[ 副词 ]

/tɛntətɪvli/ or /tentētivli/

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t

e

ɛ

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ə

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(暂定地)

试探性地

in a way that is not certain or definite and might be changed later

There is many a slip twixt cup and lip

[ 句子 ]

/ðɛɹ ɪz mˈɛni ɐ slˈɪp twˈɪkst ɔːɹ bɪtwˌiːn kˈʌp ænd lˈɪp/

N/A

Proverb

used to imply that even when something seems certain or likely to happen, there are many opportunities for it to go wrong or for unexpected events to intervene before it is actually achieved

There is no question of

[ 句子 ]

/ðɛɹ ɪz nˈoʊ kwˈɛstʃən ʌv/

N/A

Collocation

used to convey that something cannot happen under any given circumstances

Uncertain

[ 形容词 ]

/ənsɜrtən/ or /ēnsērtēn/

u

ə

n

n

c

s

e

ɜ

r

r

t

t

ai

ə

n

n

(模糊不清的)

不确定的

not definitively known or decided

Uncertainty

[ 名词 ]

/ənsɜrtənti/ or /ēnsērtēnti/

u

ə

n

n

c

s

e

ɜ

r

r

t

t

ai

ə

n

n

t

t

y

i

(未知性)

不确定性

something about which one cannot be certain

Unconvinced

[ 形容词 ]

/ʌnkənvɪnst/ or /ankēnvinst/

u

ʌ

n

n

c

k

o

ə

n

n

v

v

i

ɪ

n

n

c

s

e

d

t

(持怀疑态度的)

没有信心的

having doubts about the validity or credibility of something

To weaken

[ 动词 ]

/wi:kən/ or /weekēn/

w

w

ea

i:

k

k

e

ə

n

n

(动摇)

减弱

to become less resolved or determined

Would

[ 动词 ]

/wʊd/ or /wud/

w

w

o

u

ʊ

l

d

d

(可能会)

将会

used to express an opinion about which one is not certain

you can never tell

[ 句子 ]

/juː ɔːɹ wˈʌn kæn nˈɛvɚ tˈɛl/

N/A

Collocation

used to say that one can never be sure of something