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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary sus·pect \\ˈsəs-ˌpekt, sə-ˈspekt\\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin suspectus, from past participle of suspicere DATE 14th century 1. regarded or deserving to be regarded with suspicion : suspected
investigates suspect employees2. doubtful , questionable
whose skills are suspect — Peter Vecsey \\ˈsəs-ˌpekt\\ noun DATE 1591 : one that is suspected; especially : a person suspected of a crime \\sə-ˈspekt\\ verb ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Latin suspectare, frequentative of suspicere to look up at, regard with awe, suspect, from sub-, sus- up, secretly + specere to look at — more at sub- , spy DATE 15th century transitive verb1. to imagine (one) to be guilty or culpable on slight evidence or without proof
suspect him of giving false information2. to have doubts of : distrust
suspects her motives3. to imagine to exist or be true, likely, or probable
I suspect he's rightintransitive verb: to imagine something to be true or likely suspect
suspect (adj.)
mid-14c., from O.Fr. suspect "suspicious," from L. suspectus "suspected, suspicious," pp. of suspicere "look up at, mistrust, suspect," from sub "up to" + specere "to look at" (see scope (1)). The notion is of "look at secretly," hence, "look at distrustfully." The verb is attested from late 15c.; the noun meaning "a suspected person" is first recorded 1590s. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ suspectsus·pect verb / sE5spekt / (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时)1. to have an idea that sth is probably true or likely to happen, especially sth bad, but without having definite proof 疑有,觉得(尤指坏事可能属实或发生):
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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,迳直走入陷阱。
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I began to suspect (that) they were trying to get rid of me. 我开始觉察出,他们试图摆脱掉我。
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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。
▪ [also VN to inf VN that]2. [VN] to be suspicious about sth; to not trust sth 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。3. [VN] ~ sb (of sth / of doing sth) to have an idea that sb is guilty of sth, without having definite proof 怀疑(某人有罪):
He resigned after being suspected of theft. 他被怀疑有偷窃行为,随后就辞职了。
The drug is suspected of causing over 200 deaths. 人们怀疑这种药物造成 200 多人死亡。
Whom do the police suspect? 警方怀疑谁？⇨ see also suspicion (1), suspicious • sus·pected adj.:
a suspected broken arm 被怀疑骨折的胳膊
suspected tax evasion 逃税嫌疑
suspected terrorists 被怀疑从事恐怖主义活动的人 noun / 5sQspekt / a person who is suspected of a crime or of having done sth 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。 adjective / 5sQspekt / 1. that may be false and that cannot be relied on 不可信的；靠不住的
SYN 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。2. that you suspect to be dangerous or illegal 可疑的；可能有危险的；有违法嫌疑的
SYN suspicious :
a suspect package (= one that may contain drugs, a bomb, etc.) 可疑包裹 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishsuspect
verb 1 believe that sth may happen/be true ADV. strongly | rather I rather suspect they were trying to get rid of me. | rightly, wrongly | all along, always These revelations only prove what I suspected all along. VERB + SUSPECT begin to | have reason to She had no reason to suspect that Sylvia had not been telling the truth. PHRASES be widely suspected It was widely suspected that the cadets had been acting on orders. 2 believe sb is guilty of sth ADV. rightly, wrongly PREP. of He was wrongly suspected of the crime. VERB + SUSPECT have grounds to, have reason to PHRASES have grounds for suspecting sb/sth
Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishsuspect
adj. VERBS be, look, seem, sound | render sth The theory is rendered suspect by its reliance on now discredited sources. ADV. deeply, highly, very Some of the evidence was deeply suspect. | increasingly | a bit, a little, rather, slightly, somewhat | politically the forced adoption of children of politically suspect citizens
Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishsuspect
noun ADJ. chief, main, number one, prime She has been identified as the prime suspect. | likely, obvious, possible, potential | usual | murder, terrorist VERB + SUSPECT have, identify (sb as) The police have several suspects. | arrest, detain, hold, round up The army rounded up all the usual terrorist suspects. | interrogate, interview, question | release | extradite, hand over PREP. ~ for The letter makes him a possible suspect for her murder. | ~ in Two men were arrested as suspects in the bombing. suspect verb ⇨ suspect (suspect sb of doing sth) ⇨ suppose (As I suspected…)
suspect adj. ⇨ suspicious 2 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged sus·pectI. \(ˈ)sə|spekt\ adjectiveEtymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin suspectus, from past participle of suspicere to suspect — more at suspect IV 1. : regarded with suspicion : distrusted, suspected
< the suspect drugs were removed from the market — Vivian Boardman >
< religion has been academically suspect — George Hedley >
< the idea of independence was suspect — E.S.Atiyah >2. : having the nature or status of a suspicious person or thing : provocative or worthy of suspicion : suspicious
< hold one suspect until his innocence is proved >
< treat all innovation as suspect — A.T.Quiller-Couch >
< he has been suspect to many members of his own party — Time >II. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
( -s) : one who is suspected; especially : one suspected of a crime or of being infected
< question a murder suspect >
< examine a tuberculous suspect >III. \ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\ noun
( -s) Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin suspectus act of suspecting, from Latin, act of looking up at, from suspectus, past participle of suspicere to look up at, suspect archaic : the act of suspecting or the condition of being suspected : suspicion , apprehension IV. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English suspecten, from Latin suspectare, intens. of suspicere to look up at, regard with awe, suspect, from sub- from below, up + specere to look, look at — more at sub- , spy transitive verb1. : to have doubts of : be dubious or suspicious about : distrust
< suspects the motives of the salesman of goods or of ideas — Louis Wirth >
< suspect loud, unaccustomed noises as possible sources of danger — Elaine W. Gould >2. : to imagine (one) to be guilty or culpable on slight evidence or without proof
< suspect one of a theft >
< suspect one of giving false information >
< no one had hitherto suspected him of statecraft — John Buchan >3. : to imagine to be or be true, likely, or probable : have a suspicion, intimation, or inkling, of : surmise
< we never suspect the disease because the attack amounts to nothing more than a bad headache — Monsanto Magazine >
< when I know that he is honest and suspect that he is right — H.L.Mencken >
< detective stories, which, however bad, I always enjoy since I never suspect the solution — H.J.Laski >4. obsolete
a. : to expect with dread : have an apprehension of
b. : respect , note , heed intransitive verb : to imagine something to be true or likely : be suspicious
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