词组 | suspicious |
释义 | suspicious /səˈspɪʃəs/ adjective 1. thinking that someone might be guilty of doing something wrong or dishonestadverbsdeeply/highly suspicious (=extremely suspicious) People are deeply suspicious of politicians.increasingly suspicious (=more and more suspicious) She had grown increasingly suspicious about Deng’s relationship with her husband.a little suspicious also a bit suspicious informal The singer is a little suspicious of journalists.verbsbecome suspicious The driver became suspicious when the man refused to say where he wanted to go.make sb suspicious His quiet life made the police suspicious.nounsa suspicious look/expression/glance She gave me a suspicious glance.a suspicious mind I’m not interested in his money – you’ve got a very suspicious mind!prepositionssuspicious of sb/sth I was suspicious of her motives.suspicious about sth His colleagues became suspicious about his behaviour.2. if someone or something seems suspicious, they make you think that something dishonest or illegal is happeningadverbsdeeply/highly suspicious (=extremely suspicious) The two men were behaving in a highly suspicious manner.a little suspicious also a bit suspicious informal It may look a little suspicious if we ask him about the money.nounsa suspicious character There were some suspicious characters standing outside the house.suspicious behaviour/activities Keep a close watch for any suspicious behaviour.a suspicious package/object (=one that might contain a bomb) If you see a suspicious package, contact the police immediately.a suspicious death (=in which someone may have been murdered) The authorities are questioning a man over the suspicious death of a woman in Strabane.verbsseem/look suspicious This guy looked suspicious, with his crazy clothing and his long hair.treat sth as suspicious The police are treating the boy’s death as suspicious.phrasesin suspicious circumstances The man disappeared in suspicious circumstances.something/anything suspicious Did you notice anything suspicious about him?THESAURUS: suspicious dubiousclaim | reputation | record | circumstances if something seems dubious, you think it may not be completely true, right, or honest: In the advertisements, the company made dubious claims about its products. | The former nightclub owner has a rather dubious reputation. | The country has a dubious record on human rights. | He became president in dubious circumstances. | It all sounds highly dubious to me. shadydeal | character shady business deals or people seem to be dishonest or connected with secret and illegal activities: Several senior members of the party had been involved in shady deals. | There were some shady characters in the bar. shiftylook | eyes someone who looks shifty looks as if they are doing or planning something dishonest: The man on the market stall gave me a shifty look. | He had a thin face and shifty eyes. | The man sitting opposite her looked shifty. dodgy BrE informaldeal | character | people probably dishonest or not able to be trusted: He was involved in some rather dodgy business deals. | There are a lot of dodgy people in politics. | There' s something dodgy about him - I'd be careful if I were you. |
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