verb

suspend

暫停, 懸掛, 使停職

They will suspend the search overnight.

他們將暫停搜尋一夜。

The lamp was suspended from the ceiling.

燈懸掛在天花板上。

The student was suspended from school.

該學生被學校停學了。

((sth.)) 暫時停止(某事)。 They will suspend the search.

((sth.)) ((from sth.)) 將(某物)懸掛在(某物)上。 The lamp was suspended from the ceiling.

((sb.)) ((from sth.)) 正式禁止(某人)參加(某事)。 The student was suspended from school.

同義詞: postpone, hang, defer; 反義詞: continue, resume

源自拉丁語「suspendere」,意為「掛起」,由「sub-」(在…下面)和「pendere」(懸掛)組成。

想像一隻蜘蛛「suspended」(懸掛)在天花板上。牠既是懸掛著,也是暫時停止不動的,這聯繫了兩個意思。

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