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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++sus·pi·cious·ly /səˈspɪʃəsli/ adverb  1 SUSPECTin a way that shows you think someone has done something wrong or dishonest 怀疑地,猜疑地 Meg looked at me suspiciously. 梅格怀疑地看着我。 ‘What do you want it for?’ he asked suspiciously. 你要它做什么用?他怀疑地问。2 SUSPECTin a way that makes people think that something bad or illegal is happening 可疑地,令人怀疑地 He saw two youths acting suspiciously. 他发现两个年轻人形迹可疑。 He seemed to be taking a suspiciously long time. 他好像用了很长时间,令人怀疑。 This sounded suspiciously like an attempt to get rid of me. 这听上去让人怀疑像是要除掉我。3 SUSPECTin a way that shows you do not trust something or someone 不信任地 They eyed the food suspiciously. 他们不放心地打量着食物。
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suspiciouslyThe soldiers watched us suspiciously.The girl sitting next to her is somber and watches the teacher suspiciously.She studied me suspiciously and this strengthened my belief that Ralemberg had his own secrets.The soldiers regarded us suspiciously, but finally turned back to the partition where another woman was moaning in pain.Something deep inside her stirred suspiciously, but no, it wasn't possible.At first such logic sounds suspiciously circular, but that is its beauty.Watching a neighbour put up a suspiciously large extension for which he supposedly has permission.In his known letters, Degas was as suspiciously silent about photography as his Impressionist associates.But in fact the similarities between you and Sybil are quite incredible - suspiciously so.acting suspiciouslyAnd police are appealing for witnesses who may have seen anyone acting suspiciously.I had Carradine walled up and down the street several times, acting suspiciously.The victim was attacked after spotting the men acting suspiciously at 3.25am outside his house in Bracknell, Berks.The 51-year-old noticed the youths acting suspiciously in a Middlesbrough pub.Police have appealed to anyone who may have seen people acting suspiciously in the area of the hospital to contact them.Conor Matthews is blowing his lines and acting suspiciously like a drunk.Employees of oil companies in the city have been warned to be on the alert for anyone acting suspiciously near their offices.So when she sees a driver acting suspiciously, she calls the police.
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suspiciously
suspiciously /səˈspɪʃəsli/ adverb
 Word Family: adjective: suspect, suspected, unsuspecting, suspicious; noun: suspect, suspicion; verb: suspect; adverb: suspiciously
1. in a way that shows you think someone has done something wrong or dishonest:
    Meg looked at me suspiciously.
    ‘What do you want it for?’ he asked suspiciously.
2. in a way that makes people think that something bad or illegal is happening:
    He saw two youths acting suspiciously.
    He seemed to be taking a suspiciously long time.
    This sounded suspiciously like an attempt to get rid of me.
3. in a way that shows you do not trust something or someone:
    They eyed the food suspiciously.


sus·pi·cious·lyBrE /səˈspɪʃəsli/ 🔊NAmE /səˈspɪʃəsli/ 🔊 adverbin a way that shows you think sb has done sth wrong, illegal or dishonest 怀疑地;有疑心地The man looked at her suspiciously. 那个男人以狐疑的目光看着她。🔊🔊in a way that makes people think sth wrong, illegal or dishonest is happening 令人怀疑地;形迹(或神色等)可疑地Let me know if you see anyone acting suspiciously. 如发现有人形迹可疑,你就告诉我。🔊🔊in a way that shows you think there may be sth wrong with sth 以怀疑的态度;不信任地She eyed the fish on her plate suspiciously. 她不放心地看着自己盘子里的鱼。🔊🔊look/sound suspiciously like sth(often humorous) to be very similar to sth 看/听上去与某事物相像得令人起疑Their latest single sounds suspiciously like the last one. 他们的最新单曲唱片听着和前一张很像。🔊🔊


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