suspend

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四级六级考研托福雅思GRE Collins 3

v. hang freely
v. cause to be held in suspension in a fluid
v. bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
v. make inoperative or stop

vt. 悬, 吊, 使悬浮, 暂停, 中止, 推迟
vi. 暂停, 中止, 悬浮, 停止偿付债务
[计] 暂停

Collins 星级

3,116

BNC 频率

3,775

使用频率

suspend 由前缀 sus- 和词根 pend 组成。 sus- 是一个表示“在下面”的前缀，pend 来自拉丁语，意思是“悬挂”。合起来表示“悬挂在上面”，引申为“暂时停止”。

例句

1. The school decided to suspend classes for a week due to the snowstorm.

学校决定因暴风雪暂停一周的课程。

2. He was suspended from the team for breaking the rules.

他因违反规则被球队暂停参赛。

3. The meeting was suspended until everyone could arrive.

会议暂停，直到所有人都能到达为止。