我们一直怀疑
“We have always suspected...”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
用鸽子与外界通讯
“...is using pigeons to communicate with the outside?”
我们 一直怀疑
“We have always suspected...”
村里有人对外通讯
“...someone in the village is communicating with the outside.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Reflects the heightened suspicion and security vigilance typical in wartime or investigative settings where betrayal is feared.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
have suspected all along / to continuously suspect
Use this collocation when revealing a long-standing hunch or ongoing doubt.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“That doubt kept eating away at me.”
“but I still have doubts.”
“But it's only a suspicion for now.”
“I've always had doubts.”
“I had always suspected it.”