suspiciously
adverb uk/səˈspɪʃ.əs.li/ us/səˈspɪʃ.əs.li/
(DOUBT)
B2 猜疑地;怀疑地
in a way that makes you think that something is wrong
He looked at her suspiciously. 他满腹狐疑地看着她。
The children are suspiciously quiet (= are so quiet that they are probably doing something wrong). 孩子们安静得让人觉得奇怪。
His hair is suspiciously black (= looks darker than it should be, and is therefore probably not natural) for a man of his age. 以他这个年纪的人来说,他的头发黑得有些不太自然。
- More examples
- The dog eyed me suspiciously and gave a low growl.
- He is suspiciously hard to contact.
- There was a suspiciously large amount of money in his account.
(SEEM GUILTY)
可疑地;令人怀疑地
in a way that makes you think someone is guilty of something wrong or illegal
The officers noticed two men acting suspiciously (= as if they were doing something wrong). 警官们注意到有两个人形迹可疑。
(SEEM LIKELY)
疑似地;看似地
in a way that makes you think something may be true
She brushed away what looked suspiciously like (= looked as if it probably was) a tear. 她擦去的好像是一滴眼泪。