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suspect

verb
 
🔊/səˈspekt/
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not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they suspect
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he / she / it suspects
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past simple suspected
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past participle suspected
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past simple suspecting
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past participle suspecting
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  1.  
     [transitive, intransitive] to have an idea that something is probably true or likely to happen, especially something bad, but without having definite proof疑有，觉得（尤指坏事可能属实或发生）
    • As I had suspected all along, he was not a real policeman.他并不是真的警察，我一直就觉得不像。🔊🔊
    • suspect something If you suspect a gas leak, do not strike a match or even turn on an electric light.假如你怀疑有煤气泄漏，不要划火柴，甚至连电灯都不要开。🔊🔊
    • Suspecting nothing, he walked right into the trap.他毫无觉察，径直走入陷阱。🔊🔊
    • I didn’t want the neighbours suspecting anything.我不想让邻居怀疑任何事情。
    • suspect (that)… I began to suspect (that) they were trying to get rid of me.我开始觉察出，他们试图摆脱我。
    • I strongly suspect (that) this whole story is fictional.我强烈怀疑整个故事都是虚构的。
    • She had no reason to suspect (that) Sylvia had not been telling the truth.她没有理由怀疑西尔维亚没有说实话。
    • I suspect (that) she might be lying.我怀疑她可能在撒谎。
    • it is suspected that… It was suspected that the drugs had been brought into the country by boat.有人怀疑毒品是用船运入该国的。🔊🔊
    • suspect somebody/something to be/have something She suspected him to be an impostor.她怀疑他是个冒名行骗者。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • He immediately suspected the worst.他马上觉得可能会发生最坏的情况。
    • It was widely suspected that the cadets had been acting on orders.人们普遍怀疑军校学生是奉命采取行动。
    • I would suspect that they're running short of money by now.我怀疑到现在他们已经没钱了。
    • It was just as she had suspected: the letters had been stolen.就像她怀疑的那样：信件被偷了。
    Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • strongly
    • rather
    • rightly
    • …
    verb + suspect
    • begin to
    • have reason to
    • have reasons to
    • …
    phrases
    • be widely suspected
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  2.  
     [transitive] to have an idea that somebody is guilty of something, without having definite proof怀疑（某人有罪）
    • suspect somebody/something of something He resigned after being suspected of theft.他被怀疑偷窃，随后就辞职了。🔊🔊
    • He is not suspected of any involvement in the recent attacks.怀疑他没有参与最近的袭击。
    • He was wrongly suspected of the crime.有人错误地怀疑他犯了罪。
    • They arrested four men suspected of links to an extremist group. 他们逮捕了四名涉嫌与极端主义组织有联系的男子。
    • suspect somebody/something of doing something I suspected her of damaging the equipment.我怀疑她损坏了设备。
    • The drug is suspected of causing over 200 deaths.人们怀疑这种药物造成 200 多人死亡。🔊🔊
    • suspect somebody/something Whom do the police suspect?警方怀疑谁？🔊🔊
    Topics Crime and punishmentb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • rightly
    • wrongly
    preposition
    • of
    phrases
    • have grounds for suspecting somebody/​something
    • have grounds to suspect somebody/​something
    • have reason to suspect somebody/​something
    • …
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  3. [transitive] suspect something to feel that something is not completely right, legal or honest, without having any proof; to not trust something怀疑；感觉有问题；不信任
    • I suspected her motives in offering to help.她主动要帮忙，我怀疑她的动机。🔊🔊
    • He dealt through a broker whose honesty he had no reason to suspect.他的生意是通过自己信赖的一位经纪人来做的。
    4. Word OriginMiddle English (originally as an adjective): from Latin suspectus ‘mistrusted’, past participle of suspicere, from sub- ‘from below’ + specere ‘to look’.

suspect

noun
 
🔊/ˈsʌspekt/
🔊/ˈsʌspekt/
Word Family
  • suspect verb
  • suspected adjective
  • suspicion noun
  • suspicious adjective
  • suspiciously adverb
  • suspect noun adjective
Idioms
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  1. a person who is suspected of a crime or of having done something wrong嫌疑犯；嫌疑分子；可疑对象
    • a murder suspect杀人嫌疑犯
    • He is the prime suspect in the case.他是这个案子的首要嫌疑人。🔊🔊
    • Five suspects have been detained for questioning.五名嫌疑人已被拘留进行讯问。
    • Do you have a list of likely suspects?你有可能的嫌疑人名单吗？
    Extra Examples
    • She has been identified as the chief suspect.她被认定是主要嫌疑人。
    • The letter makes him a possible suspect for her murder.这封信使他成为谋杀她的可能嫌疑人。
    • The police have several suspects.警方抓住几个嫌疑人。
    • Two men were arrested as suspects in the bombing.两名男子因涉嫌爆炸案被捕。
    Topics Crime and punishmentb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • chief
    • key
    • main
    • …
    verb + suspect
    • have
    • identify (somebody as)
    • name (somebody as)
    • …
    preposition
    • suspect for
    • suspect in
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    Word OriginMiddle English (originally as an adjective): from Latin suspectus ‘mistrusted’, past participle of suspicere, from sub- ‘from below’ + specere ‘to look’.
Idioms
the usual suspects
  1. the people you would usually expect to do something or be included in something可疑的；可能有危险的；有违法嫌疑的
    • She thanked all the usual suspects in her acceptance speech: her family, the director, the cast and the crew.她在致谢讲话中感谢所有通常的嫌疑犯：她的家人，导演，演员和工作人员。

suspect

adjective
🔊/ˈsʌspekt/
🔊/ˈsʌspekt/
Word Family
  • suspect verb
  • suspected adjective
  • suspicion noun
  • suspicious adjective
  • suspiciously adverb
  • suspect noun adjective
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  1. that may be false and that cannot be relied on不可信的；靠不住的 synonym questionable
    • Some of the evidence they produced was highly suspect.他们出示的证据中有些相当成问题。🔊🔊
    • The theory is rendered suspect by its reliance on now discredited sources.这个理论由于所依赖的资料来源如今被认为不可靠而受到怀疑。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
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  2. that you suspect to be dangerous or illegal可疑的；可能有危险的；有违法嫌疑的 synonym suspicious
    • a suspect package (= one that may contain drugs, a bomb, etc.)可疑包裹
    • a controlled explosion of a suspect device (= a bomb)可控设备爆炸（炸弹）
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    See full entry
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    3. Word OriginMiddle English (originally as an adjective): from Latin suspectus ‘mistrusted’, past participle of suspicere, from sub- ‘from below’ + specere ‘to look’.