1 to believe that sth may happen or be true, especially sth bad 相信,猜想(某事可能发生或是真的,尤指坏事):
The situation is worse than we first suspected.情况比我们起初猜想的还要坏。Nobody suspected that she was thinking of leaving.没有人想到她有离开的念头。☞Look at unsuspecting. 参看unsuspecting。
2 to not be sure that you can trust sb or believe sth 怀疑;不信任:
I rather suspect his motives for offering to help.我很怀疑他提出帮忙的动机。
3suspect sb (of sth/of doing sth) to believe that sb is guilty of sth 怀疑某人(做坏事):
I suspect Laura of taking the money.我怀疑劳拉拿走这笔钱。She strongly suspected that he was lying.她很怀疑他在说谎。☞noun suspicion 名词为suspicion
suspect²
/ˈsʌspekt ||; ˈsʌspɛkt/noun
[C] a person who is thought to be guilty of a crime 嫌疑犯:
The suspects are being questioned by police.嫌疑犯正受到警方盘问。
suspect³
/ˈsʌspekt ||; ˈsʌspɛkt/adj
possibly not true or not to be trusted 可疑的:
to have suspect motives有可疑的动机a suspect parcel (= that may contain a bomb)可疑的包裹
suspect1/ˋsʌspɛkt; ˈsʌspekt/n [C] someone who may be guilty of a crime 嫌疑犯﹐可疑分子: main/prime/chief suspect 首要嫌疑人﹐主要疑犯
suspect2/səˋspɛkt; səˈspekt/v [T] 1 to think that someone may be guilty of a crime 怀疑〔某人〕有罪: suspect sb of sth She is suspected of murder. 她有杀人嫌疑。2 to think that something is true, may happen, or has happened 怀疑﹐觉得〔某事可能属实或发生〕: +(that) I suspected that she would leave. 我觉得她会离开。I strongly suspected he was lying. 我非常怀疑他在撒谎。see box at见 THINK1 方框3 to think that something is not honest or true 对…起疑心﹐怀疑…的真实性: She suspected his motives. 她怀疑他的动机。
suspect3/ˋsʌspɛkt; ˈsʌspekt/adj difficult to believe or trust 可疑的﹐难以置信的: Her methods were highly suspect . 她的方法很不可靠。
suspectsuspectsuspectssuspectedsuspecting1verb (suspects, suspecting, suspected)1to think that something is true, but not be certain: John wasn't at college today – I suspect that he's ill.2to think that somebody has done something wrong but not be certain: They suspect Helen of stealing the money.The noun is suspicion and the adjective is suspicious.suspectsuspectsuspects2nouna person who you think has done something wrong: The police have arrested two suspects.