单词 | suspend |
释义 | Word Frequency suspend(səˈspɛnd) verb 1. (transitive) to hang from above so as to permit free movement 2. (tr; passive) to cause to remain floating or hanging a cloud of smoke was suspended over the town 3. (transitive) to render inoperative or cause to cease, esp temporarily to suspend interest payments 4. (transitive) to hold in abeyance; postpone action on to suspend a decision 5. (transitive) to debar temporarily from privilege, office, etc, as a punishment 6. (transitive) chemistry to cause (particles) to be held in suspension in a fluid 7. (transitive) music to continue (a note) until the next chord is sounded, with which it usually forms a dissonance suspension (sense 11)8. (intransitive) to cease payment, as from incapacity to meet financial obligations 9. (transitive) obsolete to put or keep in a state of anxiety or wonder 10. (intransitive) obsolete to be attached from above Derived forms suspendible (susˈpendible) or suspensible (susˈpensible) adjective suspendibility (susˌpendiˈbility) noun Word origin C13: from Latin suspendere from sub- + pendere to hang |
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