0 to stop something from being active, either temporarily or permanently -- 停止,暫停,中止
He was suspended for four games after arguing with the referee. 跟裁判發生爭執之後,他被禁賽四場。
Mr Young was given a six-month jail sentence, suspended for two years (= if he commits another crime within two years, he will have to go to prison for six months for his original crime). 楊先生被判監禁六個月,緩刑兩年執行。
I'm suspending judgment (= not forming an opinion) on the book I'm reading until I've finished it. 在把書讀完之前,我不會對它作出任何評價。
When you go to the theatre, you have to be willing to suspend disbelief (= to act as if you believe that what you are seeing is real or true, although you know that it is not). 去戲院看戲時,你得對劇情深信不疑。
The country's president has suspended the constitution and assumed total power. 總統廢除憲法,獨攬大權。
The ferry service has been suspended for the day because of bad weather. 因為天氣惡劣,渡船已經停開。
1 to hang -- 懸掛
Similar to the indirect effect, the total effect on total suspended particles, dissolved oxygen demand, and suspended solids is strongest in poor countries.
This emphasis on unfair trade practices suspended national planning and revitalized the market by discouraging cutthroat competition.
I didn't think we were going to make a change in exchange rates without, in effect, suspending dollar convertibility into gold for a while.
Dressed as an angel, the figure seems more suspended from the prominent golden wings attached to her costume than supporting them.
The trap interior contains an 18 cm polyethylene funnel which is suspended beneath the drainpipe by four chains.
The schedule d e demands the value of expression e, returning immediately, while r e suspends the current schedule until e has been evaluated.
The file is 4000 pages long, 32 judges have declared themselves incompetent to judge the case, which has effectively been suspended for six years.
Interaction between particles suspended in solutions of macromolecules.