suspicious
adjectiveWord Family
- suspect verb
- suspected adjective
- suspicion noun
- suspicious adjective
- suspiciously adverb
- suspect noun adjective
- suspicious (of/about somebody/something)
feeling that somebody has done something wrong, illegal or dishonest, without having any proof 感觉可疑的；怀疑的 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。 a suspicious look 怀疑的神情 You have a very suspicious mind (= you always think that people are behaving in an illegal or dishonest way). 你疑心很重。
Extra ExamplesHis voice grew faintly suspicious. 他的声音开始略带怀疑。 I think they're starting to get suspicious. 我觉得他们开始起疑心了。 Something about her smile made him suspicious. 她的这种笑容让他疑窦顿生。 They were somewhat suspicious about her past. 他们对她的过去有些怀疑。 She cast a suspicious glance at him. 她怀疑地瞥了他一眼。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- of
- be right to be suspicious (of somebody/something)
- have reason to be suspicious (of somebody/something)
- have a right to be suspicious (of somebody/something)
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making you feel that something is wrong, illegal or dishonest 令人怀疑的；可疑的 Didn't you notice anything suspicious in his behaviour? 你难道没有注意到他行为有可疑之处？ She died in suspicious circumstances. 她死得蹊跷。 Police are not treating the fire as suspicious. 警方认为这场火灾没有可疑之处。 It might look suspicious if we arrived together. 如果我们一起到达，可能会令人起疑。 It was all very suspicious. 这一切十分可疑。
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc1, Crime and punishmentc1He was seen acting in a highly suspicious manner. 有人发现他的行为举止非常可疑。 I find it very suspicious that he left halfway through the morning. 他上午中途离开，我感到非常蹊跷。 Inform the police immediately if you see anything suspicious. 如发现任何可疑情况，请立刻通知警方。 We have to carry on as usual or it would look suspicious. 我们得照常进行，否则就会引起怀疑。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- seem
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- hear anything suspicious
- see anything suspicious
- suspicious (of somebody/something)
not willing or able to trust somebody/something 不信任的；持怀疑态度的 Extra ExamplesBritish voters are rightly suspicious of attempts to save money in the area of education. 英国选民怀疑当局企图削减教育经费是有根据的。 Parents have every right to be suspicious of what the experts tell them. 父母有权质疑专家对他们说的话。 She remained deeply suspicious of computers. 她对电脑还是没有信心。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- of
- be right to be suspicious (of somebody/something)
- have reason to be suspicious (of somebody/something)
- have a right to be suspicious (of somebody/something)
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French suspicious, from Latin suspiciosus, from suspicio(n-) ‘suspicion’.