suspect
[sə'spɛkt]
n. 被疑者, 疑犯

a. 令疑, , 疑

vt. 疑, 猜想

vi. 疑, 猜想

[] 疑, 疑, 猜疑犯; 疑, 疑, 猜疑; 令疑,



suspect
[ noun ]

1. someone who is under suspicion

<noun.person>

2. a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused

<noun.person>

[ verb ]

1. imagine to be the case or true or probable

<verb.communication> surmise
I suspect he is a fugitive
I surmised that the butler did it

2. regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in

<verb.cognition> distrust mistrust

3. hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty

<verb.communication>
The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks

[ adj ]

1. not as expected

<adj.all>
there was something fishy about the accident
up to some funny business
some definitely queer goings-on
a shady deal
her motives were suspect
suspicious behavior

Suspect \Sus*pect"\, v. i.
To imagine guilt; to have a suspicion or suspicions; to be
suspicious.

If I suspect without cause, why then make sport at me.
--Shak.


Suspect \Sus*pect"\, n. [LL. suspectus. See {Suspect}, a.]
1. Suspicion. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

So with suspect, with fear and grief, dismayed.
--Fairfax.

2. One who, or that which, is suspected; an object of
suspicion; -- formerly applied to persons and things; now,
only to persons suspected of crime. --Bacon.


Suspect \Sus*pect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suspected}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Suspecting}.]
1. To imagine to exist; to have a slight or vague opinion of
the existence of, without proof, and often upon weak
evidence or no evidence; to mistrust; to surmise; --
commonly used regarding something unfavorable, hurtful, or
wrong; as, to suspect the presence of disease.

Nothing makes a man suspect much, more than to know
little; and therefore men should remedy suspicion by
procuring to know more. --Bacon.

From her hand I could suspect no ill. --Milton.

2. To imagine to be guilty, upon slight evidence, or without
proof; as, to suspect one of equivocation.

3. To hold to be uncertain; to doubt; to mistrust; to
distruct; as, to suspect the truth of a story. --Addison.

4. To look up to; to respect. [Obs.]

Syn: To mistrust; distrust; surmise; doubt.


Suspect \Sus*pect"\, a. [L. suspectus, p. p. of suspicere to
look up, admire, esteem, to look at secretly or askance, to
mistrust; sub under + specere to look: cf. F. suspect
suspected, suspicious. See {Spy}, and cf. {Suspicion}.]
1. Suspicious; inspiring distrust. [Obs.]

Suspect [was] his face, suspect his word also.
--Chaucer.

2. Suspected; distrusted. [Obs.]

What I can do or offer is suspect. --Milton.