Suspend



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GRE 红宝书

• v. 暂缓, 中止;吊, 悬
• ［英］ v. 暂缓, 中止 ( stop to be inactive or ineffective for a period of time) 吊, 悬 ( hang from above)
• ［记］ sus（在...下面）+pend（挂） -> 挂在下面 -> 悬挂

Webster Collegiate

verb

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French suspendre, from Latin suspendere, from sub-, sus- up + pendere to cause to hang, weigh
• Date: 14th century
• transitive verb
  • 1. to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function <suspend a student from school>
  • 2.
    • a. to cause to stop temporarily <suspend bus service>
    • b. to set aside or make temporarily inoperative <suspend the rules>
  • 3. to defer to a later time on specified conditions <suspend sentence>
  • 4. to hold in an undetermined or undecided state awaiting further information <suspend judgment><suspend disbelief>
  • 5.
    • a. hang; especially to hang so as to be free on all sides except at the point of support <suspend a ball by a thread>
    • b. to keep from falling or sinking by some invisible support (as buoyancy) <dust suspended in the air>
    • c. to put or hold in suspension <suspended sediment>
  • 6.
    • a. to keep fixed or lost (as in wonder or contemplation)
    • b. to keep waiting in suspense or indecision
  • 7. to hold (a musical note) over into the following chord
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to cease operation temporarily
  • 2. to stop payment or fail to meet obligations
  • 3. hang
• Synonyms: see defer

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