suspense

sә'spens

托福雅思GRE Collins 1

n. apprehension about what is going to happen
n. an uncertain cognitive state
n. excited anticipation of an approaching climax

n. 悬疑, 焦虑, 悬念, 悬而不决
[经] 未定, 暂记

Collins 星级

14,922

BNC 频率

12,056

使用频率

suspense 由前缀 sus-（意为“在下面”）和词根 pense（意为“思考”）组成，可以理解为“在下面思考”，即在等待中思考，产生悬念。

例句

1. The movie kept me on the edge of my seat with its suspenseful plot.

这部电影的悬念情节让我坐立不安。

2. I love reading suspense novels because they always have surprising twists.

我喜欢读悬疑小说，因为它们总是有意想不到的转折。

3. The suspense in the story made it hard for me to put the book down.

故事中的悬念让我无法放下这本书。