suspicious adj. ⇨suspicious1 (suspicious of sb/sth)⇨suspicious2 (suspicious circumstances)suspicious1
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be suspicious of sb/sth怀疑某人/某事suspicious circumstances可疑的情况suspicious ♦︎ sceptical ♦︎ cynical ♦︎ incredulous ♦︎ disbelievingThese words all describe sb who feels or believes that sb is not telling the truth or that sth is not true.这些词均表示怀疑的、不相信的、不信任的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆suspicious / sceptical / cynical / incredulous about sth◆suspicious / sceptical / incredulous of sb / sth◆suspicious / sceptical as to sth◆a suspicious / a sceptical / a cynical / an incredulous / a disbelieving look◆very / deeply suspicious / sceptical / cynical■suspiciousfeeling that sb has done sth wrong, illegal or dishonest, without having any proof; not willing or able to trust sb/sth感觉可疑的;怀疑的;不信任的◆They became suspicious of his behaviour and contacted the police.他们开始觉得他行为可疑,便报了警。◆She cast a suspicious glance at him.她怀疑地瞥了他一眼。◆You have a very suspicious mind(= you always think that people are behaving in an illegal or dishonest way).你疑心很重。◆Many were suspicious of reform.很多人对改革持怀疑态度。 see also suspicion ⇨ scepticism, suspicion ⇨ doubtnoun2▸suspiciously
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◆The man looked at her suspiciously.那男子用狐疑的目光看着她。■sceptical (BrE) (NAmEskeptical) ˈskeptɪkl having doubts that a claim or statement is true or that sth will happen怀疑的◆I am sceptical about his chances of winning.我怀疑他取胜的可能性。◆The public remain sceptical of these claims.公众对这些说法仍持怀疑态度。◆She looked highly sceptical.她一脸深表怀疑的神色。 see also scepticism ⇨ scepticism▸sceptically (BrE) (NAmEskeptically)
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◆The announcement was greeted sceptically by the press.新闻界对公告持怀疑态度。■cynical ˈsɪnɪkl believing that people only do things to help themselves, rather than for good or honest reasons认为人皆自私的;愤世嫉俗的◆Do you have to be so cynical about everything?你非得怀疑一切吗?◆Her lips curled into a cynical smile.她撇了撇嘴,露出一丝愤世嫉俗的讥笑。 see also cynicism ⇨ scepticism■incredulousɪnˈkredjələs; NAmEɪnˈkredʒələsnot able or not willing to believe sth; showing this不能相信的;不肯相信的;表示怀疑的◆'Here?' said Kate, incredulous.“这儿?”凯特表示怀疑。◆She shot him an incredulous look.她以怀疑的眼神瞥了他一眼。▸incredulously
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◆He laughed incredulously.他大笑起来,显然并不相信。■disbelievingˌdɪsbɪˈliːvɪŋnot believing that sth is true or that sb is telling the truth不相信的;怀疑的◆She gave him a disbelieving look.她以怀疑的眼神看了他一眼。 see also disbelief ⇨ scepticism▸disbelievingly
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◆She stared disbelievingly at the alarm clock.她怀疑地盯着闹钟。NOTE辨析 Incredulous or disbelieving?In many cases you can use either word. Incredulous often suggests that sth is too strange and surprising for sb to believe; disbelieving often suggests that sb will not believe sth because they do not trust the person telling them.在许多情况下这两个词可以通用。incredulous常意味着某事因太过离奇或出人意料而让人无法相信;disbelieving则常意味着因不信任某人而对他们所说的事产生怀疑。suspicious2
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be suspicious of sb/sth怀疑某人/某事suspicious circumstances可疑的情况suspicious ♦︎ suspect ♦︎ questionable ♦︎ dubious ♦︎ dodgy ♦︎ shifty ♦︎ shady ♦︎ fishyThese words all describe people or actions that make you feel that sth is wrong, illegal or dishonest.这些词均表示可疑的、靠不住的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a suspicious / suspect / questionable / dubious / shifty / shady character◆a suspicious / questionable / dubious circumstances◆a suspicious / shifty look / manner◆a suspicious / suspect package◆a dodgy / shady deal / past◆a dodgy / fishy business◆There's something suspicious / suspect / shifty / shady / fishy about sb / sth.◆There's something suspicious / shady / fishy going on.◆very suspicious / suspect / questionable / dubious / dodgy / shifty / shady / fishy◆a bit suspicious / suspect / questionable / dubious / dodgy / shifty / fishy◆rather / pretty suspicious / suspect / questionable / dubious / dodgy / shifty◆highly / slightly / somewhat suspicious / suspect / questionable / dubious■suspiciousmaking you feel that sth is wrong, illegal or dishonest令人怀疑的;可疑的◆Didn't you notice anything suspicious in his behaviour?你难道没注意到他的行为有可疑之处?◆Police are not treating the death as suspicious.警方认为那人的死亡没有可疑之处。◆It might look suspicious if we arrived together.如果我们一起到达,可能会令人起疑。 see also suspicion ⇨ doubtnoun2▸suspiciously
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◆Let me know if you see anyone acting suspiciously.如发现有人形迹可疑,你就告诉我。◆Everything was suspiciously quiet.一切都那么安静,真让人觉得可疑。■suspect ˈsʌspekt (especially journalism尤用于新闻) that may be false and that cannot be relied on; that you suspect to be dangerous or illegal不可信的;靠不住的;可能有危险的;有违法嫌疑的◆Some of the evidence they produced was highly suspect.他们出示的证据有些非常不可信。◆The police have been informed of the discovery of a suspect package(= that may contain drugs, a bomb, etc.).警方接到报案,称发现了一个可疑包裹。■questionable (ratherformal) likely to be dishonest or morally wrong可能不诚实(或不道德)的;别有用心的◆Her motives for helping are questionable.她帮忙的动机令人生疑。OPPunquestionable ⇨ conclusive■dubious ˈdjuːbiəs; NAmEˈduːbiəs (ratherformal) likely to be dishonest or morally wrong可能不诚实(或不道德)的;靠不住的◆The man who sold it to him was known to be of dubious character.那个卖东西给他的男人出了名的不可靠。NOTE辨析 Questionable or dubious?Questionable is used most often to talk about people's actions and motives(= the reasons for their actions). Dubious is more often used to talk about the value of things or people or their morals. A typical pattern is:◆sb / sth is of dubious character / nature / provenance / quality / reputation / value * questionable最常修饰人的行为和动机。dubious更常修饰事物的价值或者人及其道德,常用句型为sb/sth is of dubious character/nature/provenance/quality/reputation/value。■dodgy (BrE, informal) (especially of a business activity) likely to be dishonest(尤指商业行为)狡猾的,狡诈的,可疑的◆Travel websites that offer dodgy deals have been uncovered in a worldwide investigation.在一次全球性调查中,涉嫌诈骗的旅行网站被曝光。■shifty (informal) seeming to be dishonest; looking guilty about sth好像不可靠的;贼眉鼠眼的;显得心里有鬼的◆I don't trust him-he's got shifty eyes.他长得贼眉鼠眼的,我信不过他。◆He was trying not to look shifty.他尽量不让自己显得贼头贼脑的。ⓘ Shifty is most often used to talk about people's eyes or the way they look. * shifty最常修饰人的眼睛或样子。■shadyˈʃeɪdi [usually before noun] (informal) seeming to be dishonest or illegal可疑的;鬼祟的;可能非法的◆He's a bit of a shady character.他有点靠不住。◆I don't want anything to do with your shady deals.我可不想卷进你那些勾当。■fishy (informal) that makes you suspicious because it seems dishonest可疑的;值得怀疑的◆There's something fishy going on here.这儿有点不大对头。◆I don't know what they're up to. It sounds a distinctly fishy business.我不知道他们在干什么,听起来显然值得怀疑。ⓘ Fishy is mostly used in the phrases fishy business, something fishy and sth sounds fishy. * fishy主要用于短语fishy business、something fishy和sth sounds fishy中。