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shifty adj.
⇨ suspicious 2suspicious2 adjective be suspicious of sb/sth 怀疑某人／某事suspicious circumstances 可疑的情况suspicious ♦︎ suspect ♦︎ questionable ♦︎ dubious ♦︎ dodgy ♦︎ shifty ♦︎ shady ♦︎ fishyThese words all describe people or actions that make you feel that sth is wrong, illegal or dishonest. 这些词均表示可疑的、靠不住的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a suspicious / suspect / questionable / dubious / shifty / shady character◆a suspicious / questionable / dubious circumstances◆a suspicious / shifty look / manner◆a suspicious / suspect package◆a dodgy / shady deal / past◆a dodgy / fishy business◆There's something suspicious / suspect / shifty / shady / fishy about sb / sth.◆There's something suspicious / shady / fishy going on.◆very suspicious / suspect / questionable / dubious / dodgy / shifty / shady / fishy◆a bit suspicious / suspect / questionable / dubious / dodgy / shifty / fishy◆rather / pretty suspicious / suspect / questionable / dubious / dodgy / shifty◆highly / slightly / somewhat suspicious / suspect / questionable / dubious■ suspicious making you feel that sth is wrong, illegal or dishonest 令人怀疑的；可疑的◆Didn't you notice anything suspicious in his behaviour?你难道没注意到他的行为有可疑之处？◆Police are not treating the death as suspicious.警方认为那人的死亡没有可疑之处。◆It might look suspicious if we arrived together.如果我们一起到达，可能会令人起疑。 see also suspicion ⇨ doubt noun 2 ▸ suspiciously adverb ◆Let me know if you see anyone acting suspiciously.如发现有人形迹可疑，你就告诉我。◆Everything was suspiciously quiet.一切都那么安静，真让人觉得可疑。■ suspect / /ˈsʌspekt/ / (especially journalism 尤用于新闻) that may be false and that cannot be relied on; that you suspect to be dangerous or illegal 不可信的；靠不住的；可能有危险的；有违法嫌疑的◆Some of the evidence they produced was highly suspect.他们出示的证据有些非常不可信。◆The police have been informed of the discovery of a suspect package (= that may contain drugs, a bomb, etc.).警方接到报案，称发现了一个可疑包裹。■ questionable (rather formal) likely to be dishonest or morally wrong 可能不诚实（或不道德）的；别有用心的◆Her motives for helping are questionable.她帮忙的动机令人生疑。OPP unquestionable ⇨ conclusive ■ dubious / /ˈdjuːbiəs; NAmE ˈduːbiəs/ (rather formal) likely to be dishonest or morally wrong 可能不诚实（或不道德）的；靠不住的◆The man who sold it to him was known to be of dubious character.那个卖东西给他的男人出了名的不可靠。NOTE 辨析 Questionable or dubious? Questionable is used most often to talk about people's actions and motives (= the reasons for their actions). Dubious is more often used to talk about the value of things or people or their morals. A typical pattern is:◆sb / sth is of dubious character / nature / provenance / quality / reputation / value * questionable最常修饰人的行为和动机。dubious更常修饰事物的价值或者人及其道德，常用句型为sb/sth is of dubious character/nature/provenance/quality/reputation/value。■ dodgy (BrE, informal) (especially of a business activity) likely to be dishonest （尤指商业行为）狡猾的，狡诈的，可疑的◆Travel websites that offer dodgy deals have been uncovered in a worldwide investigation.在一次全球性调查中，涉嫌诈骗的旅行网站被曝光。■ shifty (informal) seeming to be dishonest; looking guilty about sth 好像不可靠的；贼眉鼠眼的；显得心里有鬼的◆I don't trust him－he's got shifty eyes.他长得贼眉鼠眼的，我信不过他。◆He was trying not to look shifty.他尽量不让自己显得贼头贼脑的。ⓘ Shifty is most often used to talk about people's eyes or the way they look. * shifty最常修饰人的眼睛或样子。■ shady /ˈʃeɪdi/ / [usually before noun] (informal) seeming to be dishonest or illegal 可疑的；鬼祟的；可能非法的◆He's a bit of a shady character.他有点靠不住。◆I don't want anything to do with your shady deals.我可不想卷进你那些勾当。■ fishy (informal) that makes you suspicious because it seems dishonest 可疑的；值得怀疑的◆There's something fishy going on here.这儿有点不大对头。◆I don't know what they're up to. It sounds a distinctly fishy business.我不知道他们在干什么，听起来显然值得怀疑。ⓘ Fishy is mostly used in the phrases fishy business, something fishy and sth sounds fishy. * fishy主要用于短语fishy business、something fishy和sth sounds fishy中。 |