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suspicious

🇬🇧 UK/sə'spiʃəs/🇺🇸 US/sә'spiʃәs/
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Definitions

adj.

Causing distrust or doubt; feeling distrust toward someone or something.

可疑的;多疑的,怀疑的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
susunder, below
+
pilook, observe, watch
+
ciousfull of, having the quality of
=suspicious

Common Collocations

  • 1.suspicious activity可疑活动
  • 2.suspicious behavior可疑行为
  • 3.look suspicious看起来可疑
  • 4.deeply suspicious深感怀疑

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The police noticed a suspicious package left unattended near the entrance.

  • 2.

    She became suspicious when her husband started coming home late every night.

  • 3.

    Investors grew suspicious of the company's unusually high returns.

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