英语单词 | suspend |
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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]
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. [ [V n]
3 [VERB 动词]悬挂;吊 If something is suspended from a high place, it is hanging from that place. [ [V-ed] [usu passive]
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