Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2155
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嫌疑人；嫌疑犯
A person who is suspected of something, especially of committing a crime.
- 1.
A person who is suspected of something, in particular of committing a crime.
被怀疑的人,尤指涉嫌犯罪的人。
被怀疑的人,尤指涉嫌犯罪的人。；被怀疑者；嫌疑犯
In use
The police asked the suspect to sit down and wait for the lawyer.
Detectives questioned two suspects about the robbery at the bank.
A good lawyer always tries to protect the suspect's rights.
be a suspect in [crime]
常用介词 in 表示涉及的案件。
He is a suspect in the robbery case.
他是抢劫案的嫌疑犯。
be the prime suspect
prime suspect 指主要嫌疑人。
She was the prime suspect in the murder trial.
她是谋杀案审判中的主要嫌疑人。
be considered a suspect
consider 常省略 as。
Connections
Collocations
- prime suspect
- 主要嫌疑人
- He was the prime suspect in the robbery case.他是这起抢劫案的主要嫌疑人。
- murder suspect
- 谋杀嫌疑人
- The police arrested a murder suspect last night.警方昨晚逮捕了一名谋杀嫌疑人。
- potential suspect
- 潜在嫌疑人
- The list of potential suspects is quite long.潜在嫌疑人的名单相当长。
- suspect in custody
- 被拘留的嫌疑人
- The suspect in custody is awaiting trial.被拘留的嫌疑人正在等待审判。
- suspect confessed
- 嫌疑人招供
- The suspect confessed to the crime after hours of interrogation.经过数小时的审讯，嫌疑人承认了罪行。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“suspect”中的“spect”意为“看”，而“sus”谐音“杀丝”——想象侦探盯着一条杀人的丝线，锁定嫌疑犯。
Context & Register
neutral; legal/crime, general suspicion
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes for 'suspect' noun (stress on first syllable): aspect, prospect. Words sharing '-spect' spelling with different stress (second syllable): inspect, respect, expect, etc. do not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.