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Suspend Ed Suspended Verb 动词 Time Stop Temporarily

英语单词 suspend
英美音标 英 [sə'spend] 美 [sə'spend]
中文释义 v.暂停;悬浮;中止;勒令停职
英语例句 (1) As the workers went on strike, the company was obliged to suspend its operations.
(2) Such fine particles suspend readily in water.
(3) They decided to suspend trade with that country.
(4) The policeman was suspended while the complaint was investigated.
中文例句 (1) 由于工人罢工,该公司被迫暂停营运。
(2) 这种微粒极易悬浮在水中。
(3) 他们决定中断和那个国家的贸易。
(4) 因该警察遭投诉,在调查期间已令其暂停职务。
vocabulary简明 You can use the verb suspend any time you need to stop something. Whether it’s your judgment, a rule, or bus service, when you suspend it, you temporarily bring it to a halt.
vocabulary扩展 Suspend often describes stopping an activity for a while. A winter storm, for example, may suspend air travel until weather conditions improve. Suspend also works in a more figurative sense, such as when you suspend your doubt in order to give someone or something a fair chance. A student who is suspended is temporarily forbidden from attending class. Don't confuse this with expel, which means he or she may never return.
柯林斯解释
1
[VERB 动词]暂缓;推迟;暂停 If you suspend something, you delay it or stop it from happening for a while or until a decision is made about it.
  [V n]
  • The union suspended strike action this week...

    这周工会暂停了罢工。

  • A UN official said aid programs will be suspended until there's adequate protection for relief convoys.

    一名联合国官员说将会暂停援助项目,直到援助车队能够得到充分的保护为止。

2
[VERB 动词]使暂时停职 If someone is suspended, they are prevented from holding a particular job or position for a fixed length of time or until a decision is made about them.
  [be V-ed]
  [V n]
  • Julie was suspended from her job shortly after the incident...

    出事后不久,朱莉就被停职了。

  • Buchanan was suspended for a year from Georgetown University after brawling with police...

    布坎南因与警察发生肢体冲突而被乔治敦大学停学一年。

  • The Lawn Tennis Association suspended Mr Castle from the British team.

    草地网球协会暂停了卡斯尔先生在英国队的职务。

3
[VERB 动词]悬挂;吊 If something is suspended from a high place, it is hanging from that place.
  [be V-ed]
  [V-ed]
  [usu passive]
  • ...a mobile of birds or nursery rhyme characters which could be suspended over the cot.

    能悬挂在摇篮上方、由小鸟或童谣故事人物组成的风动玩具

  • ...chandeliers suspended on heavy chains from the ceiling.

    悬挂在天花板上、由粗重吊链吊着的枝形吊灯

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