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su.spend obj STOPsE5spendv [T]to stop or to cause to be not active, either temporarily or permanently暂停，中止The ferry service has been suspended because of bad weather.因为天气恶劣渡轮服务被暂停了。The company's share price fell so low that trading had to be suspended.该公司股票狂跌以至于不得不停止交易。The President has suspended the constitution and assumed total power.总统中止了宪法并独揽大权。Both sides in the conflict have agreed temporarily to suspend hostilities.冲突双方同意暂时停战。The talks have been suspended indefinitely.会谈被无限期延迟。When you go to the theatre, you have to be willing to suspend disbelief (= to act as if you believe that what you are seeing is real or true, although you know that it is not).你去剧院看戏就得心甘情愿地放弃自己的疑心。I'm suspending judgment (= not forming an opinion) on the book I'm reading until I've got a bit further through it.这本书我得再看上一阵才能作出评价。(law) Mr Young was given a six-month jail sentence suspended for two years. (= If he commits another crime within two years, he will have to go to prison for six months for his original crime.)扬先生被判六个月监禁，缓期两年执行。If someone is suspended, they are temporarily not allowed to work, go to school or take part in an activity because they have done something wrong.被暂令停职或停学等The doctors were suspended for three months after being found guilty of misconduct.这些医生因行为不端而被停业三个月。She was suspended from school for fighting.她因打架而被暂令停学。He was suspended from playing football for four matches after arguing with the referee.他因与裁判争执而被暂停四场足球赛。Suspended animation is a state in which life in a body is temporarily slowed down or stopped.活动暂停，假死Some animals, such as hedgehogs, exist in a state of suspended animation during the winter.有些动物，例如刺猬，冬季时会处于活动暂停状态。(fig.) A cut in interest rates would lift the economy out of its current state of suspended animation.利率下降可能会使经济脱离目前的停滞状态。
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