Id | ESLPod_0250_WE_0175 |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 250 |
Episode Title | Cheating on a Test |
Phrase | to suspend |
Text | In this podcast, the verb "to suspend (someone)" means to not let someone go to classes or work for a period of time as punishment for something that he or she did: "Brock was suspended for 14 days when he put frogs in the school's bathrooms." The same verb can also mean to hang something above an area or above something else: "The heavy lamp is suspended from the ceiling with a very strong piece of metal." The verb "to suspend" can mean to stop something for a period of time: "The company had to suspend its work for two weeks when all of the employees were sick at the same time." "To suspend" can also mean to make something happen later than originally planned: "The museum's opening day has been suspended until September." |
Topics | Education |
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