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

Chris eyed him with misgiving.
克里斯充满忧虑的看着他。
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？
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。
The first words of the text filled us with misgiving.
正文开头的文字让我们颇为担心。
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。
That be now, however, many persons but wasted big good time in the regret pastly with the misgiving the future.
那就是现在，然而，许多人却在悔恨过去和担忧未来之中浪费了大好时光。
However, as the moment for the girl's setting out drew nigh, when the first excitement of the dressing had passed off, a slight misgiving found place in Joan Durbeyfield's mind.
不过，姑娘动身的时刻越来越近了，当初梳妆打扮的兴奋一消失，琼德北菲尔德太太的心里就出现了一阵担忧。
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。
They are great simply because the receive life without misgiving.
他们之所以伟大，仅仅因为珍惜生活。