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suss

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++suss /sʌs/ verb (also suss somebody/something ↔ out) [transitive]  British English informalREALIZE to realize or discover something, or to find out the things that you need to know about someone or something 认识到,明白;发现 He finally sussed out the truth. 他最终弄清了真相。suss (that) I soon sussed that she wasn’t telling the truth. 我很快就发现她没说真话。→ See Verb table
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sussJo Saunders, a Re-evaluation Co-counsellor came to suss me out and see whether I was worthy of her efforts.This does take a bit of sussing out, but once mastered it all makes sense.It's a really good way to keep an eye on other sprinters and suss out the competition.So look to the future and suss out the science of beauty.I could see her checking out every point on the landscape, sussing the locality.I didn't suss things out for a bit.It was my mate Graham who helped me suss things out.She was trying to be ever so casual but I knew she was trying to suss things out.suss (that)Jo Saunders, a Re-evaluation Co-counsellor came to suss me out and see whether I was worthy of her efforts.This does take a bit of sussing out, but once mastered it all makes sense.It's a really good way to keep an eye on other sprinters and suss out the competition.So look to the future and suss out the science of beauty.I could see her checking out every point on the landscape, sussing the locality.I didn't suss things out for a bit.It was my mate Graham who helped me suss things out.She was trying to be ever so casual but I knew she was trying to suss things out.
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suss
suss /sʌs/ verb (also suss somebody/something ↔ out) [transitive]
British English informal to realize or discover something, or to find out the things that you need to know about someone or something:
    He finally sussed out the truth.
    suss (that)
    I soon sussed that she wasn’t telling the truth.


suss (also sus) BrE /sʌs/ 🔊NAmE /sʌs/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they suss BrE /sʌs/ 🔊 NAmE /sʌs/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it susses BrE /ˈsʌsɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsʌsɪz/ 🔊past simple sussed BrE /sʌst/ 🔊 NAmE /sʌst/ 🔊past participle sussed BrE /sʌst/ 🔊 NAmE /sʌst/ 🔊 -ing form sussing BrE /ˈsʌsɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsʌsɪŋ/ 🔊 [transitive, intransitive] ~ (sb/sth) (out) | ~ that… | ~ how, what, etc. (informal) to realize sth; to understand the important things about sb/sth 意识到;认识到;发现I think I've got him sussed (= now I understand him). 我想我已了解他了。🔊🔊If you want to succeed in business you have to suss out the competition. 要想在生意场上立足,你必须真正明白竞争是怎么回事。🔊🔊He cheated on her for years, but she never sussed. 他有外遇多年了,但她从来没有察觉。🔊🔊