suspicious

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in Vietnamese Nghi ngờ, hoài nghi

BrE /səˈspɪʃəs/ AmE /səˈspɪʃəs/

adjective en → vi

1 DOUBT [attributive / predicative] B1

Nghi ngờ, hoài nghi

having or showing a feeling of doubt about the truth, honesty, or goodness of someone or something

  • be suspicious of somebody/something

Collocations suspicious behavior · suspicious activity

  • The police became suspicious of his movements.

    Cảnh sát đã nghi ngờ về những hoạt động của anh ta.

2 QUESTION [attributive / predicative] B1

Gây hoài nghi, đáng ngờ

causing doubt about the truth, honesty, or goodness of someone or something

  • be suspicious that

Collocations suspicious evidence · suspicious circumstances

  • The man's story was very suspicious.

    Câu chuyện của người đàn ông rất đáng ngờ.

1 SECURITY [attributive / predicative] C1

An ninh, bảo mật

used to describe a system or device that is designed to prevent unauthorised access, use, etc.

  • suspicious activity

Collocations suspicious system · suspicious device

  • The company has implemented a suspicious security system.

    Công ty đã triển khai một hệ thống bảo mật an ninh.