suspect
gb/sˈʌspˌɛkt/ us/sˈʌspˌɛkt/
B1
Αγγλικά
~ 2300
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ουσιαστικό
B1
entity
1
Person thought to be guilty
A person who the police think may have done a crime.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone] is a suspect in [a case/crime]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'suspect' (noun) with 'suspicious' (adjective). They might say 'He is suspicious for the crime' instead of 'He is a suspect in the crime.'
Συνώνυμα
accused (Often used formally in legal contexts for someone charged with a crime.)
Αντώνυμα
witness (A person who saw the crime happen, not suspected of committing it.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
prime suspect
|murder suspect
|arrest a suspect
|question a suspect
Θέματα
law
|crime
|justice
Παραδείγματα
- The police have arrested a suspect in the robbery case.
- She was the prime suspect after the evidence was found.
- Detectives questioned the suspect for several hours.
- The suspect was seen leaving the building shortly after the incident.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The police caught the suspect.
- The suspect is in jail now.
- They think he is the suspect.
- The suspect did not talk to the police.
Ρήμα
B1
action
2
Think someone did something wrong
To think that someone may have done something bad or illegal.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone] suspect[s] [someone] of [doing something]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes forget to use 'of' before the action: 'suspect him stealing' instead of 'suspect him of stealing'.
Συνώνυμα
distrust (Implies lack of trust, not necessarily belief in guilt of a specific act.)
Αντώνυμα
trust (To believe someone is honest and not guilty.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
suspect strongly
|suspect wrongly
|suspect someone of theft
|begin to suspect
Θέματα
law
|crime
|belief
Παραδείγματα
- I suspect him of lying about where he was last night.
- Police suspect her of being involved in the fraud.
- They began to suspect that he was hiding something.
- I don't suspect you, but I need to ask some questions.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I suspect he took my pen.
- The teacher suspects the boy of cheating.
- They suspect her of stealing money.
- I do not suspect him.
Ρήμα
B2
action
3
Think something might be true
To think that something is probably true, even if you are not sure.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone] suspect[s] (that) [clause]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse 'suspect' with 'expect'; 'expect' implies anticipation, while 'suspect' implies uncertainty and possibility.
Συνώνυμα
suppose (Suggests thinking something is true, often casually or without strong evidence.)
Αντώνυμα
doubt (To think something may not be true.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
suspect the truth
|rightly suspect
|wrongly suspect
Θέματα
belief
|thinking
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- I suspect that she knows more than she is telling.
- They suspected it would rain later that day.
- We suspected that he might be planning a surprise.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I suspect it will rain today.
- She suspects that he is sick.
- They suspect the game will be canceled.
adjective
B2
property
4
Seeming dishonest or unsafe
Looking like it may be bad, wrong, or not safe.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners might confuse 'suspect' (adjective) with 'suspicious'; 'suspect' describes the thing itself as doubtful, 'suspicious' describes feelings about it or behavior that causes suspicion.
Συνώνυμα
questionable (Implies doubt about honesty, safety, or quality.)
Αντώνυμα
trustworthy (Seen as reliable and honest.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
suspect behavior
|suspect motives
|look suspect
Θέματα
judgment
|safety
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- His story sounds a bit suspect to me.
- They bought some meat from a suspect source.
- The deal seemed suspect from the beginning.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- This food looks suspect.
- His answer is suspect.
- The man’s actions are suspect.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
suspect
IPA
GB/sˈʌspˌɛkt/
US/sˈʌspˌɛkt/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
sus - pect (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 1st syllable (sus)
Τύποι λέξης
Adjective
- Base: suspect
Noun
- Base: suspect
- Plural: suspects
Verb
- Base: suspect
- 3rd Person Singular: suspects
- Present Participle: suspecting
- Past: suspected
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
suspects
noun
suspecting
verb
suspected
verb
Core family
suspicion
noun B1
suspicious
adjective B1
Related words
suspiciously
adverb B2
Negative and opposite forms
unsuspecting
adjective
unsuspected
adjective B2
Advanced or less common
suspiciousness
noun
Εκφράσεις
prime suspect
1/pɹˈaɪm sˈʌspˌɛkt/
fixed phrase
Main person thought guilty of crime
The person who police think most likely did the crime.
Παραδείγματα
- He remains the prime suspect in the murder case.
- The police named her as their prime suspect.
benefit of the doubt
1/bˈɛnəfɪt əv ðə dˈaʊt/
fixed phrase
Believe good until proven wrong
To believe someone is telling the truth until there is proof they are not.
Παραδείγματα
- I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt this time.
- I’ll give her the benefit of the doubt and assume she forgot to call.
- She got the benefit of the doubt because there was no clear evidence.
- He got the benefit of the doubt from his boss this time.
under suspicion
1/ˈʌndɚ səspˈɪʃən/
fixed phrase
thought to be guilty
People think you may have done something wrong.
Παραδείγματα
- He has been under suspicion since the money disappeared.
- Two employees are under suspicion for leaking company secrets.
- The official is under suspicion for taking bribes.
- He has been under suspicion since the incident.