"suspects" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 嫌疑人

Definition

指警方认为可能犯了罪的人。也可以指被认为卷入了某件错误或可疑事情的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常作复数名词，用于警务或犯罪语境，如 'the suspects were arrested'。'suspect' 也可以作动词（'I suspect he's lying'）和形容词（'a suspect package'），不要混淆。日常使用中，这个词语气较正式，也比较严肃。

Examples

The police questioned two suspects last night.

警方昨晚审问了两名**嫌疑人**。

The suspects ran away when they saw the car.

这些**嫌疑人**看到那辆车时逃跑了。

All three suspects are under twenty years old.

三名**嫌疑人**都不到二十岁。

The detectives think the suspects knew each other before the robbery.

侦探认为这些**嫌疑人**在抢劫前就彼此认识。

One of the suspects is finally talking, so the case may move faster now.

其中一名**嫌疑人**终于开口了，所以这个案子现在可能会进展得更快。

They released the suspects because there wasn't enough evidence.

他们释放了这些**嫌疑人**，因为证据不足。