suspect
verb [ T ] uk/səˈspekt/ us/səˈspekt/
(THINK LIKELY)
B2 怀疑，猜想，认为（某事有可能）
to think or believe something to be true or probable
So far, the police do not suspect foul play. 目前，警察没有怀疑是谋杀。
[ + (that) ] We had no reason to suspect (that) he might try to kill himself. 我们没有理由认为他会自杀。
"Do you think she'll have told them?" "I suspect not/so." “你认为她会不会已经告诉他们了？”“我想不会／会的。”
- More examples
- I suspect he cheats the taxman .
- I don't really know how she got the job, but I suspect her mother's got contacts.
- We suspect he means to dishonour the agreement made three years ago.
- I suspect the doctor thought I was just another hysterical female.
- She has this apparent innocence which, I suspect, she uses to her advantage.
(THINK GUILTY)
B2 怀疑…有罪，认为…有嫌疑
to think that someone has committed a crime or done something wrong
No one knows who killed her, but the police suspect her husband. 没有人知道谁杀了她，但是警方认为她丈夫有嫌疑。
The police suspect him of carrying out two bomb attacks. 警方怀疑他制造了两起爆炸案。
Three suspected terrorists have been arrested. 3名嫌疑恐怖分子已经被捕了。
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- The police suspect him of fronting for a crime syndicate.
- The suspected murderer is being held at Belmarsh prison.
- Police suspect him of masterminding a drugs empire.
- She was suspected of selling stolen goods.
- I was wary about talking to a suspected criminal.
(DOUBT)
C2 不信任;怀疑
to not trust; to doubt
I have no reason to suspect her honesty/loyalty. 我没有理由怀疑她的诚实／忠诚。
We suspected his motives in making his offer. 我们对他提出这个建议的动机表示怀疑。
suspect
noun [ C ] uk/ˈsʌs.pekt/ us/ˈsʌs.pekt/
B2 嫌疑犯，可疑分子
a person believed to have committed a crime or done something wrong, or something believed to have caused something bad
Police have issued a photograph of the suspect. 警方已经发布了疑犯的照片。
The prime suspect in the case committed suicide. 这起案件的主要嫌疑人自杀了。
No one knows what caused the outbreak of food poisoning, but shellfish is the main suspect (= is thought to have caused it). 没有人知道造成这起食物中毒事件的原因，但怀疑很可能是吃贝类食品造成的。
Idiom
the usual suspectsidiom 意料中会出现的人;经常做某事的人
the people or things you would expect to be present somewhere or doing a particular thing
His heart attack was caused by the usual suspects: poor diet, stress, and smoking. 导致他心脏病发作的原因并不出乎意料：不良饮食习惯、精神紧张、吸烟。
suspect
adjective uk/ˈsʌs.pekt/ us/ˈsʌs.pekt/
不可靠的，不可信的，可疑的；危险的
possibly false or dangerous
The study was carried out with such a small sample that its results are suspect. 这项研究选取的样本如此之少，因此结果并不可靠。
A suspect parcel was found at the station. 在车站发现了一个可疑包裹。