英语词汇“suspension”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

sus•pen•sion n.

the act of suspending;
the state of being suspended:[uncountable]the suspension of belief until all the facts are in.
temporarily keeping someone, or a group or team, out of a job, organization, school, etc.: [uncountable]his suspension from baseball after repeated drug use.[countable]The usual fines and suspensions won't prevent the fighting in our schools.
Chemistry
- [uncountable] a state in which the particles of a chemical substance are mixed with a fluid but are undissolved.
- [countable] a substance in such a state.
[countable] something on or by which something else is suspended.
[countable] something suspended.
Automotive Also called susˈpen•sion ˌsys•tem. the arrangement of springs, shock absorbers, etc., in a vehicle:[countable]Your car needs a new suspension.

See -pend-.

sus•pen•sion n.

the act of suspending.
the state of being suspended.
temporary abrogation or withholding, as of a law, privilege, decision, belief, etc.
stoppage of payment of debts or claims because of financial inability or insolvency.
Chemistry
- the state in which the particles of a substance are mixed with a fluid but are undissolved.
- a substance in such a state.
Chemistry[Physical Chem.]a system consisting of small particles kept dispersed by agitation (mechanical suspension) or by the molecular motion in the surrounding medium (colloidal suspension.)
something on or by which something else is suspended or hung.
something that is suspended or hung.
AutomotiveAlso called suspen′sion sys′tem. the arrangement of springs, shock absorbers, hangers, etc., in an automobile, railway car, etc., connecting the wheel-suspension units or axles to the chassis frame.
Electricitya wire, filament, or group of wires by which the conducting part of an instrument or device is suspended.
Music and Dance
- the prolongation of a tone in one chord into the following chord, usually producing a temporary dissonance.
- the tone so prolonged.
Rhetoricthe heightening of interest by delay of the main subject or clause, especially by means of a series of parallel preceding elements.

Latin suspēnsiōn- (stem of suspēnsiō), equivalent. to suspēns(us) (see suspense) + -iōn- -ion
1520–30

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged –3. intermission, interruption, discontinuance, cessation, abeyance, hiatus.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

suspension /səˈspɛnʃən/ n

an interruption or temporary revocation: the suspension of a law
a temporary debarment, as from position, privilege, etc
a deferment, esp of a decision, judgment, etc
a postponement of execution of a sentence or the deferring of a judgment, etc
cessation of payment of business debts, esp as a result of insolvency
the act of suspending or the state of being suspended
a system of springs, shock absorbers, etc, that supports the body of a wheeled or tracked vehicle and insulates it and its occupants from shocks transmitted by the wheels
a device or structure, usually a wire or spring, that serves to suspend or support something, such as the pendulum of a clock
a dispersion of fine solid or liquid particles in a fluid, the particles being supported by buoyancy
See also colloid
the process by which eroded particles of rock are transported in a river
one or more notes of a chord that are prolonged until a subsequent chord is sounded, usually to form a dissonance

col•loid n.

Chemistry[Physical Chem.]a substance made up of a system of particles with linear dimensions in the range of about 10^-7 to 5 × 10^-5 cm dispersed in a continuous gaseous, liquid, or solid medium whose properties depend on the large specific surface area. The particles can be large molecules like proteins, or solid, liquid, or gaseous aggregates and they remain dispersed indefinitely. Cf. aerosol, emulsion, gel, sol⁴, suspension.
Medicinea colloidal substance in the body, as a stored secretion or a cyst.

adj.

Chemistry[Physical Chem.]colloidal.

Greek kóll(a) glue + -oid
1840–50

单词	suspension
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 sus•pen•sion /səˈspɛnʃən/USA pronunciation n. the act of suspending; the state of being suspended:[uncountable]the suspension of belief until all the facts are in. temporarily keeping someone, or a group or team, out of a job, organization, school, etc.: [uncountable]his suspension from baseball after repeated drug use.[countable]The usual fines and suspensions won't prevent the fighting in our schools. Chemistry [uncountable] a state in which the particles of a chemical substance are mixed with a fluid but are undissolved. [countable] a substance in such a state. [countable] something on or by which something else is suspended. [countable] something suspended. Automotive Also called susˈpen•sion ˌsys•tem. the arrangement of springs, shock absorbers, etc., in a vehicle:[countable]Your car needs a new suspension. See -pend-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 sus•pen•sion (sə spen′shən),USA pronunciation n. the act of suspending. the state of being suspended. temporary abrogation or withholding, as of a law, privilege, decision, belief, etc. stoppage of payment of debts or claims because of financial inability or insolvency. Chemistry the state in which the particles of a substance are mixed with a fluid but are undissolved. a substance in such a state. Chemistry[Physical Chem.]a system consisting of small particles kept dispersed by agitation (mechanical suspension) or by the molecular motion in the surrounding medium (colloidal suspension.) something on or by which something else is suspended or hung. something that is suspended or hung. AutomotiveAlso called suspen′sion sys′tem. the arrangement of springs, shock absorbers, hangers, etc., in an automobile, railway car, etc., connecting the wheel-suspension units or axles to the chassis frame. Electricitya wire, filament, or group of wires by which the conducting part of an instrument or device is suspended. Music and Dance the prolongation of a tone in one chord into the following chord, usually producing a temporary dissonance. the tone so prolonged. Rhetoricthe heightening of interest by delay of the main subject or clause, especially by means of a series of parallel preceding elements. Latin suspēnsiōn- (stem of suspēnsiō), equivalent. to suspēns(us) (see suspense) + -iōn- -ion 1520–30 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged –3. intermission, interruption, discontinuance, cessation, abeyance, hiatus. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: suspension /səˈspɛnʃən/ n an interruption or temporary revocation: the suspension of a law a temporary debarment, as from position, privilege, etc a deferment, esp of a decision, judgment, etc a postponement of execution of a sentence or the deferring of a judgment, etc cessation of payment of business debts, esp as a result of insolvency the act of suspending or the state of being suspended a system of springs, shock absorbers, etc, that supports the body of a wheeled or tracked vehicle and insulates it and its occupants from shocks transmitted by the wheels a device or structure, usually a wire or spring, that serves to suspend or support something, such as the pendulum of a clock a dispersion of fine solid or liquid particles in a fluid, the particles being supported by buoyancy See also colloid the process by which eroded particles of rock are transported in a river one or more notes of a chord that are prolonged until a subsequent chord is sounded, usually to form a dissonance WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 col•loid (kol′oid),USA pronunciation n. Chemistry[Physical Chem.]a substance made up of a system of particles with linear dimensions in the range of about 10^-7 to 5 × 10^-5 cm dispersed in a continuous gaseous, liquid, or solid medium whose properties depend on the large specific surface area. The particles can be large molecules like proteins, or solid, liquid, or gaseous aggregates and they remain dispersed indefinitely. Cf. aerosol, emulsion, gel, sol⁴, suspension. Medicinea colloidal substance in the body, as a stored secretion or a cyst. adj. Chemistry[Physical Chem.]colloidal. Greek kóll(a) glue + -oid 1840–50
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