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suspiciously

🇬🇧 UK/sə'spɪʃəsli/🇺🇸 US
B2

Definitions

adv.

In a way that shows distrust; in a way that causes or suggests suspicion

猜疑地;可疑地

🧩 Root Breakdown

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

Common Collocations

  • 1.act suspiciously举止可疑
  • 2.look suspiciously at用怀疑的眼神看
  • 3.suspiciously similar可疑地相似
  • 4.eye someone suspiciously用怀疑的目光打量某人

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The man was acting suspiciously, glancing over his shoulder every few seconds.

  • 2.

    Her excuse sounded suspiciously like the one she had used last week.

  • 3.

    The neighbors eyed the new arrival suspiciously, unsure of his intentions.

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