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

I read the letter with a sense of misgiving.
我看了那封信，感到有些怀疑。
Chris eyed him with misgiving.
克里斯充满忧虑的看着他。
I like your scheme in principle; my only misgiving is that it may require too large a sum of money.
我原则上喜欢你的计划，唯一担心的是花销可能太大。
A self-satisfied smile began to spread across his face, but gave way in a flash to a frown as a sudden misgiving assailed his ranging mind: what if his daughter should decide in favour of-her lover and refuse to have anything to do with this brilliant scheme?
渐渐他的脸上浮出了得意的浅笑了，可是只一刹那，他又攒紧了眉头。他的周到的思虑忽然想到万一他那已经有了情人的女儿不肯依他的妙计，可怎么办呢？
But, in exploring your misgiving, you are neither being pessimistic nor churlish.
但探索你的疑虑，你既不悲观也不暴躁。
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。
He looked with misgiving at the overcast sky.
他不安地看着阴云密布的天空。
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。
Since then, Germany has piled one misgiving on top of another about plans for a banking union to be drawn up by the end of the year.
自那以后，德国对将在今年内起草的建立银行业联盟计划一直顾虑重重。
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。