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单词 suspicion
释义
suspicion
noun
uk
/səˈspɪʃ.ən/us
/səˈspɪʃ.ən/

suspicionnoun(FEELING)

B2[C]
abelieforideathat something may betrue:
怀疑，猜想
[+ that]Ihavea suspicionthathe onlyaskedme out because mybrotherpersuadedhim to.我怀疑是我哥哥说服他约我出去的。
Shehadanagging/sneakingsuspicionthatshe might havesenttheletterto thewrongaddress.她心烦意乱地猜想／心里暗想自己可能把信寄错了地址。
More examples
  • I've got asneakingsuspicion that we're going thewrongway.
  • We always had the suspicion thattheirmarriagewas nothappy.
  • I had a suspicion that he was up to something.
  • They had beenfoolingme all along, and I had no suspicion.
  • I had no suspicion that thefirmmightclose.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Imagining and conceiving
  • assume
  • beyondyourwildest dreamsidiom
  • blue-sky
  • conceivable
  • conceivably
  • guess
  • imagine
  • imputesomethingtosomeone
  • inyourmind's eyeidiom
  • inconceivably
  • lay the foundation(s) of/foridiom
  • look on/uponsomeone/somethingassomething
  • reach
  • regard
  • retheorize
  • revisualization
  • riot
  • run riotidiom
  • theorize
  • throw
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suspicionnoun(BELIEF IN SOMEONE'S GUILT)

C1[CorU]
afeelingorbeliefthat someone hascommittedacrimeor done somethingwrong:
怀疑；嫌疑
"I'marrestingyouonsuspicionofillegallypossessingdrugs," said thepoliceofficer.警官说：“你涉嫌非法持有毒品，我将拘捕你。”
In thesecases, theparentsusually comeundersuspicion.在这些案例中，孩子父母通常受到怀疑。
usuallyUKShe isundersuspicionofmurder.她涉嫌谋杀。
In thisparticularcase, they areabove/beyondsuspicion(= cannot bethoughtto beguilty).在这起案件中，他们没有嫌疑。
Hisstrangebehaviouraroused/raisedhisneighbours' suspicions.他奇怪的举动引起了邻居们的怀疑。
More examples
  • He wasburnedup withjealousyand suspicion.
  • Theenquiryclearedhim of anytaintof suspicion.
  • Weviewtheselatestdevelopmentswith suspicion.
  • There are those whoharboursuspicions about hismotives.
  • Our suspicions were firstarousedwhen weheardamuffledscream.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Guesses and assumptions
  • a shot in the darkidiom
  • approximation
  • assumption
  • bet
  • conjecture
  • counterfactual
  • educated guess
  • estimate
  • guess
  • misestimation
  • overestimate
  • overestimation
  • preception
  • preconception
  • proposition
  • re-estimate
  • sneaking
  • speculation
  • speculatively
  • supposition
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suspicionnoun(DOUBT)

[CorU]
doubtorlackoftrust:
怀疑，疑心；不信任
Since theydiscoveredthetruthabout hisbackground, hiscolleagueshaveregardedhim with suspicion.自从他的同事知道了他的真实背景，就不再信任他了。
Theyfeelthat sheharbours(= has)suspicionsoftheirpolitics.他们觉得她对他们的政见心存怀疑。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Suspecting & questioning
  • ask
  • ask questions ofsomeone/somethingidiom
  • call into questionidiom
  • challenge
  • cynical
  • cynically
  • cynicism
  • doubt
  • doubter
  • doubting Thomas
  • fisking
  • misgiving
  • niggle
  • oppugn
  • reserve
  • sceptical
  • self-doubt
  • skeptic
  • smell a ratidiom
  • suspicious
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suspicionnoun(SMALL AMOUNT)

[S]
asmallamount:
少量，一点儿
He gave justasuspicionofasmile.他只是微微一笑。
I haveasuspicionofdoubtabout whether I shouldaccepthisinvitationor not.我有点儿疑虑，不知该不该接受他的邀请。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Words meaning small pieces and amounts
  • by a noseidiom
  • clipping
  • crumb
  • dab
  • dash
  • dollop
  • grain
  • hint
  • oddments
  • paring
  • peewee
  • pinch
  • potsherd
  • skinny
  • spark
  • swatch
  • tad
  • thimbleful
  • tidbit
  • tiddler
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(Definition ofsuspicionfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

suspicion| American Dictionary

suspicion
noun
us
/səˈspɪʃ·ən/

suspicionnoun(FEELING OR BELIEF)

[C]
afeelingorbeliefthat something islikelyortrue:
[+ that clause]There are suspicions that he may not beabletoplayat all.

suspicionnoun(BELIEF IN GUILT)

[C/U]
thebeliefthat someone isguiltyof something:
[C]Hisstrangebehaviorraisedsuspicions among his co-workers.

suspicionnoun(DOUBT)

[U]
lackofbeliefin someone or something;doubt:
Because he was a newarrival, otherworkerslookedat him with suspicion.
(Definition ofsuspicionfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsuspicion

suspicion
It might be objected that a phrase requiring, for example, "reasonable scientific foundation" of asuspicionto trigger precautionary measures is not very precise.
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Commoners were not the only ones who harbored dubious suspicions.
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As a result we run the risk of exhausting ourselves with issues relating to deception,suspicion, fakery and inauthenticity.
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The central finale brings the principals together for a simultaneous exposition of all aspects of the triangle, sometimes revealing concealed conflicts or reinforcing latent suspicions.
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At the outset they had delayed seeking treatment because of their suspicions about the therapeutic options they had already received.
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Many archaeologists regarded interest in theory with a certainsuspicion, fearing that it might be a flight from the complex practical reality of archaeology.
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Occasionally new machinery met withsuspicion, indifference or even opposition by agricultural workers because of its novelty or complexity.
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With what degree ofsuspicionshould we approach the comments of the vocal few?
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Sales authorities were highly conscious that customers' suspicions about feigned sincerity by sales agents could undermine the larger goal of promoting consumption.
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The whole book is a sad caricature of the kind of unselectivesuspicionof motives which has made psychoanalysis increasingly a laughing-stock amongst psychiatrists.
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The continued presence of an unmarried daughter within a family might easily excite the suspicions of pagan neighbours.
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Yet his unchecked authority enabled him to overcome suspicions by fiat.
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In such cases all data undersuspicionmust be treated alike.
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Moreover, we must weigh history'ssuspicionof rhetoric in context.
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Increasingly they came undersuspicionin their own lands.
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Collocationswithsuspicion

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These are words often used in combination withsuspicion.

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above suspicion
It is these great international syndicates who have the opportunity of doing harm—the people you would not suspect, the people above suspicion!
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atmosphere of suspicion
There is anatmosphereofsuspicionand espionage.
From theCambridge English Corpus
climate of suspicion
Reports from foreign visitors also indicate that aclimateofsuspicionhad been in existence for much longer and had frequently resulted in internal violence.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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