suspicious

suspicious /səs'piʃəs/
  • tính từ
    • đáng ngờ, khả nghi; ám muội, mập mờ (thái độ...)
      • under suspicious circumstances: trong những điều kiện đáng ngờ
    • đa nghi, hay nghi ngờ, hay ngờ vực

Word families (Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs): suspect, suspicion, suspect, suspected, unsuspecting, unsuspected, suspicious, suspiciously

Xem thêm: leery, mistrustful, untrusting, wary, fishy, funny, shady, suspect



suspicious

Từ điển Collocation

suspicious adj.

1 not trusting sb

VERBS be, feel, look, seem, sound | become, get, grow I think they're starting to get suspicious. | remain | make sb Something about her smile made him suspicious.

ADV. deeply, extremely, highly, profoundly, very She remained deeply suspicious of computers. | increasingly | a bit, a little, rather, slightly, somewhat His voice grew faintly suspicious. | immediately, instantly | naturally I have a naturally suspicious mind. | rightly British voters are rightly suspicious of attempts to save money in the area of education.

PREP. about They were somewhat suspicious about her past. | of She was highly suspicious of his motives.

2 making you feel that sth is wrong

VERBS be, look, seem, sound We have to carry on as usual or it would look suspicious. | consider sth, find sth, regard sth as, treat sth as I find it very suspicious that he left halfway through the morning. Police are treating both fires as suspicious.

ADV. highly, very acting in a highly suspicious manner | not remotely Are you sure you haven't seen anything even remotely suspicious? | a bit, rather, somewhat

PHRASES see/hear anything suspicious Inform the police immediately if you see anything suspicious.

Từ điển WordNet

    adj.

  • openly distrustful and unwilling to confide; leery, mistrustful, untrusting, wary
  • not as expected; fishy, funny, shady, suspect

    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

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary


syn.: doubtful questionable wary