| 单词 | suspect |
| 释义 | suspect Word forms: suspects, suspecting , suspected pronunciation note: The verb is pronounced (səspekt ). The noun and adjective are pronounced (sʌspekt ). 1. verb B2 You use suspect when you are stating something that you believe is probably true, in order to make it sound less strong or direct. [vagueness] I suspect they were right. [VERB that] The above complaints are, I suspect, just the tip of the iceberg. [VERB that] Do women really share such stupid jokes? We suspect not. [V not/so] Synonyms: believe, feel, guess, consider 2. verb B2 If you suspect that something dishonest or unpleasant has been done, you believe that it has probably been done. If you suspect someone of doing an action of this kind, you believe that they probably did it. He suspected that the woman staying in the flat above was using heroin. [VERB that] Police said they suspected that Sobhraj had accomplices. [VERB that] It was perfectly all right, he said, because the police had not suspected him of anything. [VERB noun + of] You don't really think Webb suspects you? [VERB noun] Frears was rushed to hospital with a suspected heart attack. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: distrust, doubt, mistrust, smell a rat [informal] 3. countable noun A suspect is a person who the police or authorities think may be guilty of a crime. Police have arrested a suspect in a series of killings and sexual assaults in the city. Synonyms: accused, defendant, suspected person 4. adjective Suspect things or people are ones that you think may be dangerous or may be less good or genuine than they appear. Delegates evacuated the building when a suspect package was found. The firm has taken out adverts urging customers to return suspect products. The whole affair has been highly suspect. Synonyms: dubious, doubtful, dodgy [British, Australian, New Zealand, informal], questionable Collocations: arrest a suspect Police quickly arrested six suspects, all of whom live in the same area. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The family of a murdered grandad spoke out yesterday after a suspect was arrested . The Sun (2013) It was obvious that getting the right suspects arrested would not be easy. Dusty Warriors: Modern Soldiers at War (2006) Authorities suspect all cases are somehow linked to the mail. Houston Chronicle Tourist authorities suspect that the owners of the establishments were responsible for changing the signs, which led to weary pilgrims having to double back. Times, Sunday Times The authorities suspect that it was carrying asylum seekers. Times, Sunday Times Authorities suspect the cause to be an electrical malfunction in the attic. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Authorities suspect that it was hijacked, as a number of occupants had false identities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All three suspects are described as male youths. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Witnesses have described the suspects as wearing bandanas in an attempt to conceal their faces. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Police described the suspect as a white man in his late 20s. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The suspect was detained by school staff on the premises before police and paramedics arrived. Times, Sunday Times (2014) At least one suspect has been detained but proving who sent the killers is almost impossible. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The right to detain suspects without charge for up to 90 days will be his first move. The Sun (2007) Many experts suspect that we have hit the point where there are plentiful supplies of oil. Times, Sunday Times Experts suspect the same potential design flaw in the plane's antistalling system was behind both disasters. The Sun Other experts suspect the fuselage panel was ripped off after rivets snapped due to metal fatigue or corrosion. Times, Sunday Times The structure has concrete foundations 42ft deep but experts suspect that these may have developed a significant fracture. Times, Sunday Times The museum claims that it can be repaired, but ceramic experts suspect that the damage may be impossible to disguise. Times, Sunday Times It holds suspects in windowless, padded rooms at secret locations, without access to lawyers or family. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The dancer held the suspect before handing him over to police. The Sun (2012) Under that interpretation police were allowed to hold suspects for up to 96 hours before either charging or releasing them. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Police were unable to interview the suspect in the hours after the crash as he was being treated for his injuries. Times,Sunday Times Into such a complicated iconography, would it have been over doing things to interview a suspect while he picked forbidden fruit in an apple orchard? Times, Sunday Times It emerged that police had used oppressive and bullying techniques in interviewing the suspects. Times, Sunday Times They are not believed to have interviewed any suspects. Times, Sunday Times He investigated alleged employee fraud, interviewed the suspects and presented cases to the relevant police force. Times, Sunday Times Ray is now on bail as a murder suspect. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The first CCTV pictures of the murder suspect were released the next day. Times, Sunday Times (2009) A 29-year-old man was also being quizzed but not as a murder suspect. The Sun (2006) The police have a prime suspect, and our own investigation has unearthed new evidence. Times, Sunday Times (2013) She ends up being the prime suspect in the killing and is charged with manslaughter. The Sun (2009) The streetwise 17-year-old gets involved with the underworld after becoming the prime suspect in his stepfather's murder. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Just before the crash he had been alerted by his car computer that he had passed a suspect vehicle doing 30mph. The Sun It also makes clear that crime analysts would use the data to identify unknown vehicles travelling regularly with a known suspect vehicle, enabling them to identify crime suspects. Times, Sunday Times A second suspect vehicle was searched and another device was defused shortly afterwards, he said. Times, Sunday Times The officer drove without his blue lights flashing or siren sounding to catch a suspect vehicle that was travelling at 30mph. Times, Sunday Times The police officer must also accelerate or his bumper will slide off of the suspect vehicle. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Although bothered by the results, he didn't suspect wrongdoing. Times, Sunday Times If you suspect wrongdoing on the part of your bank or financial adviser, isn't the cost of litigation prohibitive? Times, Sunday Times Sinning papers would still face 1million fines, there would be upfront corrections and the watchdog would retain important powers to probe any suspected wrongdoing. The Sun It will be crucial to distinguish between fishing expeditions, where reporters seek to dredge up something scurrilous, and concerted attempts to prove specific suspected wrongdoing. Times, Sunday Times It specified actions such as identifying people responsible for suspected wrongdoing and providing this and other evidence to the agency promptly. Times, Sunday Times She told ministers that terror suspects would no longer be subjected to strict curfews. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Sixteen terror suspects with dual nationality have already had UK citizenship taken away from them. The Sun (2013) And he sparked fury by freeing four terror suspects on bail, despite fears they would flee. The Sun (2012) But the battle to remove terrorist suspects must not stop here. The Sun (2012) Should we have taken a more robust stance in the current controversy over terrorist suspects being flown across the world? Times, Sunday Times (2006) This regime puts terrorist suspects who have not been charged with any offence under virtual house arrest. Times, Sunday Times (2011) His book was admired by the usual suspects. THE GUARDSMEN (2004) These programmes have powerful support from people beyond the usual suspects. Times, Sunday Times (2011) More of the usual high-street suspects are expected to set up shop towards the end of this year. Times, Sunday Times (2006) They had hoped that fresh snow would help them track the suspect, but were unable to locate him. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 User data can be used by police and intelligence services to track a suspect's whereabouts, activities and connections. Times, Sunday Times The team tracks the suspect to a pharmacy, where they lose him in a chase but find soil samples in his car. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 While some of the cases involved had them tracking the suspect whose identity was kept secret, they had often been attacked outright by criminals in some others. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Despite pushback from both the usual and unusual suspects, not a single marker was forcefully removed or damaged. Smithsonian Mag Many unusual suspects turned into full-time activists; career paths were interrupted by illness and rearranged into those of self-made virologists. The Times Literary Supplement What happened to these 'unusual suspects'? The Times Literary Supplement Translations: Chinese: 嫌疑犯, 怀疑, 可疑的 Japanese: 容疑者, 疑いをかける, 疑わしい |
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