suspect3 adjectiveadj 1 SUSPECTnot likely to be completely honest 骗人的;不诚实的 SYN dodgy I’ve always thought he was a bit of a suspect character. 我一直认为他这个人有点靠不住。
The company was involved in some highly suspect business dealings. 该公司参与了一些相当可疑的交易。
2 not likely to be completely true 可疑的;不可信任的;不可靠的 The two men were convicted on the basis of some highly suspect evidence. 两名男子被定了罪,而定罪证据尚有很大疑点。
3 likely to have problems and not work well 有问题的,运转不好的 The engine sounded a bit suspect. 引擎听上去有点问题。
4 [only before noun] likely to contain a bomb or something illegal or dangerous 〔因含炸弹、违禁物品或危险物品〕可疑的 Police were called in to check out a suspect van. 警察奉命来检查一辆可疑货车。
highly suspect• Monograph relegation based on date labels is highly suspect.• This part of the model is highly suspect.• Here belief in such portents is presented as being highly suspect, and possibly an excuse for more sordid political ends.• Scudamore admitted that there were at least three more highly suspect cases.• Again the virgin birth, in view of what we now know of human reproduction, has become highly suspect for people.• That movement is highly suspect, for two reasons.• At first, of course, he sides with James in regarding Paul's work as highly suspect, if not blasphemous.• All sauces, mayonnaise and salad dressings, creamed soups and cheese-containing concoctions should be considered highly suspect sources of excess calories.