suspend
verb
səˈspend
verb
1
STOP
中止
to
officially
stop
something
from
continuing,
especially
for
a
short
time
暂停,中止
Sales
of
the
drug
will
be
suspended
until
more
tests
are
completed.
这种药品在完成进一步检验之前将暂停销售。
Talks
between
the
two
countries
have
now
been
suspended.
两国间的对话现已中止。
2
LEAVE A JOB/SCHOOL
离开工作/学校
to
make
someone
leave
their
school
or
job
for
a
short
time,
especially
because
they
have
broken
the
rules
〔尤指因违规〕使…暂时停学 (停职 )
The
two
police
officers
have
been
suspended
until
an
enquiry
is
carried
out.
那两名警察被暂时停职,直到调查进行完毕。
suspend
sb
from
sth
Dave
was
suspended
from
school
for
a
week.
戴夫被停学一周。
3
HANG
挂
to
attach
something
to
a
high
place
so
that
it
hangs
down
[正式] 悬,挂,吊
formal
suspend
sth
from
sth
A
large
light
was
suspended
from
the
ceiling.
一盏大灯悬在天花板上。
suspend
sth
by
sth
He
was
suspended
by
his
feet
and
beaten
with
metal
bars.
他被倒吊起来,用金属棒殴打。
4
suspend judgment
to
decide
not
to
make
a
firm
decision
or
judgment
about
something
until
you
know
more
about
it
暂不作出判断
5
suspend disbelief
to
try
to
believe
that
something
is
true,
for
example
when
you
are
watching
a
film
or
play
〔看电影或戏剧等时〕息疑,终止怀疑,不质疑
6
be suspended in sth
if
something
is
suspended
in
a
liquid
or
in
air,
it
floats
in
it
without
moving
[术语] 悬浮在某物中
technical