suspect3 adjectiveadj1 SUSPECTnot likely to be completely honest 騙人的;不誠實的 SYN dodgyI’ve always thought he was a bit of a suspect character. 我一直認爲他這個人有點靠不住。
The company was involved in some highly suspect business dealings. 該公司參與了一些相當可疑的交易。
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. 兩名男子被定了罪,而定罪證據尚有很大疑點。
3 likely to have problems and not work well 有問題的,運轉不好的The engine sounded a bit suspect. 引擎聽上去有點問題。
4 [only before noun] likely to contain a bomb or something illegal or dangerous 〔因含炸彈、違禁物品或危險物品〕可疑的Police were called in to check out a suspect van. 警察奉命來檢查一輛可疑貨車。
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.