Suspend
[ sə'spɛnd ]
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v. 暂停;延缓;挂;悬;
💡 词根助记
sus在…下面+pend挂→挂在下面→吊，悬
📝 例句
A cloud of smoke was suspended in the air.
一股烟云飘悬在天空中。
The store suspended.
那家商店暂时停业。
Each had enough decorum to suspend further hostilities.
双方都还有足够的礼貌，总算暂时停止了进一步的敌对行为。
Congress has authorized the president to suspend the operation of a statute.
国会已授权总统暂停一项法令的实施。
Such fine particles suspend readily in water.
这种微粒极易悬浮在水中。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ su-拼音“叔”,spend-花费:叔叔因花费太大被老婆吊了起来
※ su-拼音“叔”,s-似“美女”,pen-钢笔:叔叔把美女的钢笔吊起来
※ su-拼音“叔”,spend-度过:叔叔度过了这段时期之后就暂停下来了
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
sub-在s前变为sus-
表示“下”
📖 牛津释义
uspend
v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (from sth) (fml 文) hang sth up 悬挂或吊起某物
A lamp was suspended from the ceiling above us. 我们头顶上的天花板上吊著一盏灯.
2 [Tn.pr usu passive 通常用於被动语态]
not allow (sth) to fall or sink in air or liquid, etc 使（某物）悬浮
a balloon suspended above the crowd 悬浮在人群上方的气球
Smoke hung suspended in the still air. 轻烟在静止的空气里悬浮著.
particles suspended in water 悬浮在水中的微粒.
3 [Tn]
(a) prevent (sth) from being in effect for a time; stop (sth) temporarily 暂不实行（某事物）; 使（某事物）暂停
suspend a rule 暂不实行一项规定
Rail services are suspended indefinitely because of the strike. 铁路运输因罢工而无限期停运.
During the crisis, the constitution was suspended, ie people did not have their normal civil rights. 在危机期间, 曾暂时停止实行宪法（人民不能正常地享有公民权利）.
(b) postpone (sth); delay 推迟（某事物）; 延缓
suspend introduction of the new scheme 延缓实施新方案
suspend judgement, ie delay forming or expressing an opinion 暂不决断
give a criminal a suspended sentence, ie not send him to prison unless he commits a further offence 给一罪犯缓刑.
4 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (from sth) prevent sb officially from holding his usual position, carrying out his usual duties, etc for a time 勒令某人暂时停职、 停止履行职责等
The policeman was suspended while the complaint was investigated. 因该警察遭投诉, 在调查期间已令其暂停职务.
She was suspended from school for stealing. 她因有偷窃行为遭勒令停学处分.
🎯 考研助记
在下面(de)悬挂(pend)叫 依靠depend-pend悬挂 a(=to)+pend+ix-appendix 附属物 sus(=under)+pend-suspend 悬挂 暂停营业 pend+ulum-pendulum 钟摆
🔁 扩展释义
*[sә'spend]vt. 悬, 吊, 使悬浮, 暂停, 中止, 推迟vi. 暂停, 中止, 悬浮, 停止偿付债务【计】 暂停【经】 暂停, 中止
🏥 医学释义
推迟，暂停，悬挂
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「CET-4」词汇
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What about you, Bob? A bowl of soup?
你怎么样，鲍勃？喝碗汤好吗？
I find listening really hard. Sometimes it's just impossible to understand.
我觉得听力很难。有时简直听不懂。
It took a very long time to carve a page for a book.
刻一页书要花费的时间太长。