该短语的关键是 “主语(怀疑者) + suspect + 宾语(被怀疑者) + of + 名词/动名词(怀疑的内容)”,强调“将怀疑的对象与具体行为/罪行关联”。
结构:主语 + suspect + 某人 + of + 名词/动名词
例子:
The police suspect him of theft.(警方怀疑他偷窃。)
I suspect her of telling lies.(我怀疑她撒谎。)
Teachers often suspect students of cheating in exams.(老师常怀疑学生考试作弊。)
当强调“被怀疑的状态”时,可用被动结构 “sb. be suspected of (doing) sth.”:
He is suspected of murder.(他被怀疑犯谋杀罪。)
The company was suspected of tax evasion.(这家公司被怀疑逃税。)
of 后面的成分:必须接名词(如 theft, murder)或动名词(doing)(如 telling lies, cheating),不能接动词原形(× suspect him to steal)。
与 "suspect that" 的区别:
"suspect that" 后接宾语从句,强调“怀疑某件事是真的”(I suspect that he is lying. 我怀疑他在撒谎。);
"suspect of" 则直接关联“被怀疑者 + 具体行为”(I suspect him of lying. 我怀疑他撒谎。),语义更聚焦“某人做了某事”。
"suspect of" 是指向具体对象和行为的怀疑表达,核心是“怀疑某人做了某事”,用法上需注意 "of" 后接名词或动名词,常与警方、日常怀疑场景搭配。