sus‧pect 1 S2 W3 / səspekt / 动词 [及物动词，不用于进行时]

1 to think that something is probably true, especially something bad

suspect (that)

I suspected that there was something wrong with the engine.

She strongly suspected he was lying to her.

She’s not going to be very happy about this, I suspect .

2 to think that something bad has happened or is happening :

The doctors suspected pneumonia.

suspect murder/foul play

The position of the body led the police to suspect murder.

suspect something/nothing/anything

He never suspected anything.

3 to think that someone is probably guilty of a crime :

Who do you suspect?

suspect somebody of (doing) something

He’s suspected of murder.

Pilcher was suspected of giving away government secrets to the enemy.

4 to think that something is not honest or true :

I began to suspect his motives in inviting me.