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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。
嫌疑人；嫌疑犯
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
嫌疑人；嫌疑犯
A person who is suspected of something, especially of committing a crime.
He is a suspect in the robbery case.
他是抢劫案的嫌疑犯。
被怀疑的人,尤指涉嫌犯罪的人。
A person who is suspected of something, in particular of committing a crime.
The police asked the suspect to sit down and wait for the lawyer.
警察让嫌疑人坐下等待律师。
Detectives questioned two suspects about the robbery at the bank.
侦探就银行抢劫案询问了两名嫌疑人。
A good lawyer always tries to protect the suspect's rights.
好律师总是努力保护嫌疑人的权利。
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。
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。
consider 常省略 as。
The man was considered a suspect by the police.
该男子被警方视为嫌疑犯。
也可用 for 表示嫌疑对象。
The police have a suspect for the theft.
警方在盗窃案中有一名嫌疑犯。
Not this
He is suspect.
Use this
He is a suspect.
中文中“嫌疑犯”可泛指，但在英语中作可数名词时必须加冠词，表示“一个嫌疑犯”。
Not this
There are many suspect in the case.
Use this
There are many suspects in the case.
suspect 作名词是可数名词，复数形式需加-s。
Not this
He is a suspect of the robbery.
Use this
He is a suspect in the robbery.
名词 suspect 后通常接介词 in，表示“在某案件/事件中的嫌疑犯”，而非 of。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
潜在嫌疑人
The list of potential suspects is quite long.
潜在嫌疑人的名单相当长。
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。
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。
通常的嫌疑人
The police rounded up the usual suspects after the robbery.
抢劫案发生后，警方逮捕了通常的嫌疑人。
老面孔
The detective said he would round up the usual suspects.
侦探说他要召集老面孔的嫌疑人。
你是我的首要嫌疑犯。
In Basic Instinct, the detective tells Catherine she is his prime suspect.
在《本能》中，侦探告诉凯瑟琳她是他的首要嫌疑犯。
Use suspect naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
neutral; legal/crime, general suspicion
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.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.