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单词 suspiciously
释义
suspiciously
(səspɪʃəsli )
1. adverb
If you say that one thing looks or sounds suspiciously like another thing, you mean that it probably is that thing, or something very similar to it, although it may be intended to seem different.
The tan-coloured dog looks suspiciously like an American pit bull terrier.
'Yes,' he replied, though it sounded suspiciously like a question.
Synonyms: strangely, worryingly, disturbingly  
2. adverb [ADVERB adjective/adverb] B2
You can use suspiciously when you are describing something that you think is slightly strange or not as it should be.
He lives alone in a suspiciously tidy flat in Notting Hill Gate.
The jellies were topped with suspiciously synthetic blobs of cream.
3.  See also suspicious
Collocations:
act suspiciously
A woman aged about 50 was seen acting suspiciously with a large bag before the blast, which caused minor damage.
The Sun (2009)
Police swooped after a neighbour alerted them to two men acting suspiciously in a car nearby.
The Sun (2011)
Police were alerted to men acting suspiciously around a parked lorry.
The Sun (2015)
They were spotted acting suspiciously as they carried a box from a car outside the courier firm.
The Sun (2017)
suspiciously similar
The book the narrator describes sounds suspiciously similar to the book we are reading.
The Times Literary Supplement
Also, the two apologies sound suspiciously similar.
Times, Sunday Times
Business groups also saw the proposal as being suspiciously similar to socialism.
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Translations:
Chinese: 非常
Japanese: どうも~のように
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