suspend
翻译
暂停, 悬挂, 使停职, 使停学
例句
They decided to suspend the search overnight.
他们决定暂停搜寻一夜。
The lamp was suspended from the ceiling.
灯悬挂在天花板上。
He was suspended from school for fighting.
他因打架被学校停学。
语法模式
((sth.)) 暂停（某事） They decided to suspend the search.
((sth.)) ((from sth.)) 将（某物）悬挂于（某处） The lamp was suspended from the ceiling.
((sb.)) ((from sth.)) 使（某人）从（某处）停职/停学 He was suspended from school.
近义词
同义词: postpone, delay, hang; 反义词: continue, resume
词源
源自拉丁语“suspendere”，由“sub-”（从下向上）和“pendere”（悬挂）组成，意为“挂起”。
记忆技巧
想一想悬索桥（suspension bridge），它是被缆索“悬挂”起来的。暂停某事就是让它悬而未决，无论是字面上还是比喻上。