2020-06-07
10 分钟Hi there.
This is Harry, and welcome to my podcasts, where I try to help you to get a better understanding of the english language so you're able to communicate with people in a much better way.
So we look at aspects of grammar, like idioms, expressions, verb tenses, everything to do with the english language, so that you can improve your communication skills both in business and also in a personal capacity.
So what do I have for you in this podcast?
Well, in this particular podcast, we're going to take a look at some more collocations, and we're going to talk about collocations with doubt.
D o u b t, doubt.
The b is silent.
Okay, so let me give you those collocations, and then I'll give you some examples.
To cast doubt on something, to raise doubts about something, grave doubt, nagging doubt in doubt, open to doubt, not the slightest doubt, and beyond all reasonable doubt.
Okay, so let me give you an example of these and go through them.
So, to cast doubt on something means to indicate that something is or might be wrong.
Okay?
So to cast doubt.
So, in, for example, in a police investigation, when they think they have the suspect, they think they have the evidence, and then suddenly some evidence turns up that indicates that, in fact, the suspect wasn't where they thought he was at the time of the crime.
So this is going to cast doubt on their case.
It's going to cast doubt on their ability to arrest and charge him with that particular crime.
Okay, so to cast doubt on something is to indicate or to suggest that something isn't what they thought it was going to be.
So the discovery of new evidence in the case or an alibi for the accused cast out on the police's ability to arrest and charge that man.
So to cast doubt on something, to raise doubts about something?
Well, when we raise doubts about something, we ask the question.