suspend
翻譯
暫停, 懸掛, 使停職, 使停學
例句
They decided to suspend the search overnight.
他們決定暫停搜尋一夜。
The lamp was suspended from the ceiling.
燈懸掛在天花板上。
He was suspended from school for fighting.
他因打架被學校停學。
文法模式
((sth.)) 暫停（某事） They decided to suspend the search.
((sth.)) ((from sth.)) 將（某物）懸掛於（某處） The lamp was suspended from the ceiling.
((sb.)) ((from sth.)) 使（某人）從（某處）停職/停學 He was suspended from school.
近義詞
同義詞: postpone, delay, hang; 反義詞: continue, resume
詞源
源自拉丁語「suspendere」，由「sub-」（從下向上）和「pendere」（懸掛）組成，意為「掛起」。
記憶技巧
想一想懸索橋（suspension bridge），它是被纜索「懸掛」起來的。暫停某事就是讓它懸而未決，無論是字面上還是比喻上。