suspend
/səˈspend/
v.
一句话记住
暂停;中止;悬挂;悬吊
释义与例句
v.
暂停;中止
to stop something for a period of time
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The match was suspended because of rain.
比赛因雨暂停。
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The airline suspended all flights to the island.
这家航空公司暂停了飞往该岛的所有航班。
展开其余 3 条例句
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Building work was suspended while the site was inspected.
工地接受检查期间,施工暂停。
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The company suspended production after the accident.
事故发生后,公司暂停了生产。
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Talks between the two sides have been suspended indefinitely.
双方的谈判已被无限期中止。
v.
悬挂;悬吊
to hang something from above
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A lamp was suspended from the ceiling.
一盏灯悬挂在天花板上。
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The bridge is suspended by steel cables.
这座桥由钢缆悬吊。
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A basket was suspended over the well.
一只篮子悬挂在井上方。
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Dust hung suspended in the sunlight.
灰尘在阳光里悬浮着。
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Clouds of mist suspended above the valley.
雾气悬浮在山谷上方。
词源与构词
sus-(sub-,在下)+ pendere(挂),把东西挂在半空是“悬挂”;把活动挂起来不办,就是“暂停”。
sus-
前缀 · under,在下
pend
词根 · to hang,悬挂
记忆钩子
sus(在下)+ pend(挂):把比赛挂到半空不落地,就是暂停。
词族与关联词
同根词(同一个词根长出来的词)
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depend 依靠;依赖Children depend on their parents. 孩子依靠父母。
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independent 独立的;自主的She became financially independent at 22. 她二十二岁时经济上就独立了。
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pendant 吊坠;垂饰She wore a silver pendant around her neck. 她脖子上戴着一条银吊坠。
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pending 待定的;未决的The application is still pending. 申请仍在审批中。
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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suspension 暂停;悬挂;悬架suspend 变 -sion,动词变名词
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suspended 暂停的;悬挂的suspend + -ed,过去分词作形容词
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suspender 吊带;悬挂物suspend + -er,表示悬挂用的物件
同义词
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hang 悬挂hang 是日常用词,指随意把东西挂在某处;suspend 较正式,多指悬于高处,更常用于暂停、停职。Hang your coat behind the door. 把外套挂在门后。
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halt 停止halt 指行进或活动中途骤然停下,多为不及物;suspend 指人为地暂时中断,之后可以恢复。The train halted at the station. 火车在站台停下。
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postpone 推迟postpone 指把原定的事推迟到以后,日后仍要做;suspend 指暂时中断,未定何时恢复。They postponed the wedding until spring. 他们把婚礼推迟到春天。
反义词
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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suspense 悬念suspense 也来自 pendere(挂),但指心被悬着、等待结果的「悬念」,是名词;suspend 是动词,指暂停或悬挂。The film keeps you in suspense until the end. 这部电影让观众一直悬着心直到结尾。
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depend 依靠depend 的 de- 是向下,人挂在别人身上是依靠;suspend 的 sus-(=sub-,在下)是把东西挂起来,引申为暂停,两者前缀不同。The village depends on well water. 这个村子靠井水生活。
常见搭配
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suspend a match 中止比赛The referee suspended the match at halftime. 裁判在中场时中止了比赛。
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suspend services 暂停服务The company suspended services for two hours. 公司暂停服务两小时。
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be suspended from school 被停学He was suspended from school for a week. 他被停学一周。