suss out

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To come to understand (a person). colloquial,transitive
    — We've sussed him out—he only drinks on Fridays and only in that bar in town.
  2. To manage to work (something) out, to discover or determine (something). colloquial,transitive
    — We've sussed out how to open the lock.

词形变化

susses out present,singular,third-person sussing out participle,present sussed out participle,past sussed out past

词源

Clipping of suspect + out. Compare sus.
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