suspicious
US: /səˈspɪʃəs/
UK: /səspˈɪʃəs/
UK: /səspˈɪʃəs/
English Vietnamese dictionary
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
- đáng ngờ, khả nghi; ám muội, mập mờ (thái độ...)
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective
1 ~ (of / about sb/sth) feeling that sb has done sth wrong, illegal or dishonest, without having any proof: They became suspicious of his behaviour and contacted the police. + a suspicious glance / look + You have a very suspicious mind (= you always think that people are behaving in an illegal or dishonest way).
2 making you feel that sth is wrong, illegal or dishonest: Didn't you notice anything suspicious in his behaviour? + She died in suspicious circumstances. + Police are not treating the fire as suspicious. + It might look suspicious if we arrived together. + It was all very suspicious.
3 ~ (of sb/sth) not willing or able to trust sb/sth: I was suspicious of his motives. + Many were suspicious of reform.
See also -
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 doubtful, in doubt, dubious, questionable, debatable, suspect(ed), under suspicion, open to doubt or question or misconstruction, Colloq shady, fishy:
There is something very suspicious about his behaviour.
2 mistrustful, distrustful, doubtful, in doubt, sceptical, suspecting, disbelieving, unbelieving, leery, apprehensive, wary, uncertain, uneasy:
I was suspicious of Douglas from the very beginning.
Collocation dictionary
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.
Concise English dictionary
sə'spɪʃəs
adj.
+openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
+not as expected
