词组 | suspicion |
释义 | suspicion /səˈspɪʃən/ noun 1. a feeling that someone is probably guilty of doing something wrong or dishonestverbshave your suspicions Many of us had our suspicions about him, but we couldn’t prove anything.harbour a suspicion BrE formal harbor a suspicion AmE formal (=have a suspicion) He began harbouring suspicions about his wife’s male colleagues.confirm sb’s suspicions (=show that someone’s suspicions were right) The letter confirmed my suspicions that she had lied.arouse suspicion also raise suspicions (=make people think that someone has done something wrong) How was he able to kill his victims without arousing suspicion?allay/dispel suspicion formal (=make people stop having suspicions) A public statement will help to allay people’s suspicions.divert suspicion (=make people have suspicions about someone else) He started the rumour to divert suspicion from himself.regard sb with suspicion His activities were regarded with suspicion by detectives.suspicion falls on sb Suspicion fell on a young man who had been seen near the scene of the crime.phrasesbe/come under suspicion (=be thought to have probably done something wrong) He was still under suspicion of fraud.grounds for suspicion (=reasons for suspicion) Police can stop and search you if they have grounds for suspicion.above/beyond suspicion (=so honest that you are never thought to have done something wrong) He regarded his old friend as above suspicion.on suspicion of sth (=because the police think you have committed a crime) He was arrested on suspicion of involvement in the robbery.the finger of suspicion points to sb (=used for saying who you are suspicious of) At first, the finger of suspicion pointed very clearly to the dead man’s wife.2. a feeling you have that something is true, especially something badadjectivesa strong suspicion She had a strong suspicion he was lying.a sneaking suspicion (=used when you think something is probably true) We have a sneaking suspicion they’re trying to put together a deal without us.a nasty/awful suspicion I had a nasty suspicion that she was right.not have the slightest suspicion (=someone did not know about something at all) He never had the slightest suspicion that she was in love with him.a vague suspicion (=very slight) I had the vague suspicion that she was enjoying my embarrassment.a nagging suspicion (=one that you have all the time) I had a nagging suspicion that he wasn’t telling me the whole truth.verbshave a suspicion I have a suspicion that he forgot to post the letter.suspicion grows Suspicion grew that we were going to lose our jobs. |
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