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

• The industrial park development caused the society to the misgiving of the ecosystem and environmental protection.
  工业园区的发展引起了社会对生态环境保护的担忧。
• Her seeming indecision was, in fact, more than indecision: it was misgiving.
  事实上，她那种看上去的犹豫远远不是犹豫，而是疑惑。
• The town is poor seem to me receive without misgiving.
  在我看来，镇上的穷人们往往过着最独立自在的生活。
• I read the letter with a sense of misgiving.
  我看了那封信，感到有些怀疑。
• On which day could I freely step on the way of return home without any misgiving?
  到哪一天，我才能自由、无所顾忌地踏向回归故园之路呢？
• I personally believe the worries and misgiving over the so-called3T matters are not well justified.
  我个人认为，你说三个“T”的问题，不值得担忧，也没有任何理由担忧。
• 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。
• Her misgiving was such that at dusk, when the milking was over, she walked in the garden alone, to continue her regrets that she had disclosed to him her discovery of his considerateness.
  她心里非常不安，到了傍晚，她挤完了奶，就独自走进园子里，继续后悔不该暴露自己发现了他对她的照顾。
• 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。
• At every crisis in one's life, it is absolute salvation to have some sympathetic friend to whom you can think aloud without restraint or misgiving.
  在人生的每个危机时刻，有个富有同情心的朋友，你可以与之推心置腹，倾诉衷肠，这绝对是一种自救之路。