v.暫停；懸浮；中止；勒令停職

As the workers went on strike, the company was obliged to suspend its operations. 由于工人罷工,該公司被迫暫停營(yíng)運(yùn)。

Such fine particles suspend readily in water. 這種微粒極易懸浮在水中。

They decided to suspend trade with that country. 他們決定中斷和那個(gè)國(guó)家的貿(mào)易。

suspend的基本意思是“懸掛或吊起某物”,指來自上方的支撐,能夠自由運(yùn)動(dòng)。也可表示飄〔漂〕浮在流體中(空氣/水)中。引申可表示因個(gè)人愿望或法律約束而“暫不實(shí)行”“使暫停”“勒令某人暫時(shí)停職、停止履行職責(zé)”等。

suspend是及物動(dòng)詞,接名詞、代詞作賓語。可用于被動(dòng)結(jié)構(gòu)。