[mass noun]the action of suspending someone or something or the condition of being suspended, in particular 暂停(某人)职务;暂停事情;中止某种情况,尤指 ■the temporary prevention of something from continuing or being in force or effect 暂停;停止生效 the suspension of military action. 暂停军事行动。 ■the official prohibition of someone from holding their usual post or carrying out their usual role for a particular length of time 暂时停职 the investigation led to the suspension of several officers. 调查导致几个官员都被暂时停职了。 [count noun]a four-match suspension. 罚停赛4场。 ■[count noun](Music)a discord made by prolonging a note of a chord into the following chord (乐)延留音
[mass noun]the system of springs and shock absorbers by which a vehicle is supported on its wheels 车体悬架装置 the rear suspension deforms slightly on corners. 车体悬架装置后部的角有点变形。
a mixture in which particles are dispersed throughout the bulk of a fluid 悬浮液 a suspension of maize starch in arachis oil. 花生油中悬浮着玉米淀粉。 ■[mass noun]the state of being dispersed in such a way 悬浮 the agitator in the vat keeps the slurry in suspension. 桶里的搅拌器使泥浆保持悬浮不沉底。
语源
late Middle English: from French, or from Latin suspensio(n-), from the verb suspendere (see suspend)