| 单词 | suspect |
| 释义 | suspect (once / 43 pages) vnadj A suspect is a person who is believed to be guilty of a crime. If you leave the scene of a murder with blood on your hands and a weapon in your pocket, you’re likely to become a prime suspect. If others believe you have committed a crime, you are a suspect. The word can also be used as a verb and an adjective. To suspect someone of something is to believe that they probably did it. Do you ever suspect your parents of taking some of your Halloween candy? If something such as someone's excuse or motive is suspect, it seems a bit off. That bad-smelling piece of fish is suspect — you'd better not eat it. WORD FAMILYsuspect: suspected, suspectedly, suspecting, suspectingly, suspects, suspicion+/suspected: unsuspected/suspecting: unsuspecting/suspicion: suspicions, suspicious/suspicious: oversuspicious, suspiciousest, suspiciously, suspiciousness, unsuspicious/unsuspected: unsuspectedly/unsuspecting: unsuspectingly/unsuspicious: unsuspiciously USAGE EXAMPLESTransit police say they don’t suspect foul play was involved. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) County police are investigating but do not suspect foul play, according to a statement on the county’s Facebook page. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Any suspect who steps forward would face a misdemeanor trespassing charge — a penalty equivalent to “a slap on the hand,” Ramirez said. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1v regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper distrust, mistrust bank, rely, swear, trust have confidence or faith in doubt lack confidence in or have doubts about disbelieve, discredit reject as false; refuse to accept 2v hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks Hyper guess, imagine, opine, reckon, suppose, think expect, believe, or suppose 3v imagine to be the case or true or probable I suspect he is a fugitive Syn|Hyper surmise guess, hazard, pretend, venture put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation 4n someone who is under suspicion Hypo|Hyper murder suspect someone suspected of committing murder rape suspectsomeone who is suspected of committing rape robbery suspectsomeone suspected of committing robbery individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul a human being 5n a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper defendant complainant, plaintiff a person who brings an action in a court of law accused a defendant in a criminal proceeding co-defendant, codefendanta defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action co-respondent, corespondentthe codefendant charged with adultery with the estranged spouse in a divorce proceeding respondentthe codefendant (especially in a divorce proceeding) who is accused of adultery with the corespondent litigant, litigator (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation 6adj not as expected her motives were suspect Syn fishy, funny, shady, suspicious questionable subject to question |
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