[kōng chéng jì, ㄎㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧˋ, 空城计 / 空城計] empty city strategy (成语 saw), cf Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮 playing the guqin 古琴 zither over the open gate to his empty fort, fooling Sima Yi 司馬懿|司马懿 into suspecting an ambush; a bold front hides a weak defense; double bluff #64,043[Add to Longdo]
to suspect | suspecting | suspected | suspects | suspected [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (1 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Suspect \Sus*pect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suspected}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Suspecting}.]
1. To imagine to exist; to have a slight or vague opinion of
the existence of, without proof, and often upon weak
evidence or no evidence; to mistrust; to surmise; --
commonly used regarding something unfavorable, hurtful, or
wrong; as, to suspect the presence of disease.
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Nothing makes a man suspect much, more than to know
little; and therefore men should remedy suspicion by
procuring to know more. --Bacon.
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From her hand I could suspect no ill. --Milton.
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2. To imagine to be guilty, upon slight evidence, or without
proof; as, to suspect one of equivocation.
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3. To hold to be uncertain; to doubt; to mistrust; to
distruct; as, to suspect the truth of a story. --Addison.
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4. To look up to; to respect. [Obs.]
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Syn: To mistrust; distrust; surmise; doubt.
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