单词 | suspend |
释义 | suspend (səspend ) Word forms: suspends , suspending , suspended 1. verb If you suspend something, you delay it or stop it from happening for a while or until a decision is made about it. The union suspended strike action this week. [VERB noun] Aid programs will be suspended until there's adequate protection for relief convoys. [VERB noun] Synonyms: postpone, delay, put off, arrest 2. verb B2 If someone is suspended, they are prevented from holding a particular job or position for a fixed length of time or until a decision is made about them. Julie was suspended from her job shortly after the incident. [be VERB-ed] Buchanan was suspended for a year from Georgetown University after brawling with police. [be VERB-ed] The Lawn Tennis Association suspended him from the British team. [VERB noun] Synonyms: remove, expel, eject, debar 3. verb [usually passive] If something is suspended from a high place, it is hanging from that place. ...a mobile of birds or nursery rhyme characters which could be suspended over the cot. [be VERB-ed] ...chandeliers suspended on heavy chains from the ceiling. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: hang, attach, dangle, swing Collocations: suspend a search Don't suspend the search for bad weather when you only just found objects floating. Times, Sunday Times On the same day a fire broke out at the disaster site and authorities were forced to temporarily suspend the search for survivors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They suspended the search after an avalanche last night, admitting 'hopes are diminishing'. The Sun Just a few miles away, police sealed off a disused quarry as shattered mountain rescue teams suspended their search. The Sun Divers suspended the search, but a robot equipped with remote control cameras surveyed the vessel. Times, Sunday Times Doctors decided to suspend the strike. ST Lecturers have voted to suspend their strike in time for final-year exams. Times, Sunday Times The union rejected the offer and refused to suspend the strike and put the terms to a new ballot to drivers involved in the dispute. Times, Sunday Times Unite said it had suspended the strikes as a 'gesture of goodwill' to allow further talks to be held. Times, Sunday Times Both sides reported that progress was made in three hours of talks but not enough to suspend the strikes. Times, Sunday Times The civil war last year forced it to suspend activity in the country where it has acquired acreage covering 17,000 sq km. Times, Sunday Times The 1727-28 season boasted three new operas, but in 1729 the directors agreed to suspend activity after losing money. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Most of these authorities suspended activities such as assessments of residents' needs or finances and reviews of care but critics say other councils have also withdrawn support activities. Times,Sunday Times Even though it had to suspend activities for a period due to financial troubles, in 2014, the association restarted operations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The controversy caused the group to temporarily suspend activities, while the members continued with their individual activities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He has also proposed that persistent pirates should have their internet connections suspended temporarily. Times, Sunday Times An investigation into the students' behaviour by the university has been suspended temporarily. Times, Sunday Times The shares have collapsed in value since then and last month were suspended temporarily after management admitted there was a risk of the company becoming insolvent. Times, Sunday Times Services have been suspended temporarily. Times, Sunday Times They also had their publishing permits suspended temporarily. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The decision to suspend trading will cause concern that other open-ended property funds will suspend investor withdrawals. Times,Sunday Times The authorities also warned that they could introduce measures to suspend trading if there were a repeat. Times, Sunday Times Two carbon exchanges were forced to suspend trading as panic hit investors fearful that they had bought invalid permits. Times, Sunday Times You have to assume that bond funds will suspend trading. Times, Sunday Times The power outage shut down traffic lights, forced the stock exchange to suspend trading and left people trapped in elevators, the authorities said. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 暂停 Japanese: つるす |
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