suspend
/səˈspend/verb
with obj. (常作be suspended)
1
- temporarily prevent from continuing or being in force or effect暂不实行; 暂停：
work on the dam was suspended.
水坝工程暂停了。
1.1
- officially prohibit (someone) from holding their usual post or carrying out their usual role for a particular length of time暂时停职：
two officers were suspended from duty pending the outcome of the investigation.
调查结果出来前, 两名军官被暂时停职。
1.2
- defer or delay (an action, event, or judgement)延期; 延迟（行动, 事件, 判决）：
the judge suspended judgement until January 15.
法官将判决延迟到1月15号进行。
1.3
- Law (of a judge or court) cause (an imposed sentence) to be unenforced as long as no further offence is committed within a specified period【律】（法官或法庭作出的）暂缓执行（判决）：
the sentence was suspended for six months
判决缓期6个月执行
as adj. suspended a suspended jail sentence.缓期执行的监禁判决。
2
- hang (something) from somewhere悬, 挂, 吊：
the light was suspended from the ceiling.
灯是吊在天花板上的。
3
be suspended
(of solid particles) be dispersed throughout the bulk of a fluid（固体颗粒）悬浮（在大量液体中）：the paste contains collagen suspended in a salt solution.
糨糊含有悬浮在盐溶液中的胶原质。
4
- Music prolong (a note of a chord) into a following chord, usually so as to produce a temporary discord【乐】延留（和弦）, 延长（和音）。
短语
suspend disbelief
- temporarily allow oneself to believe something that isn't true, especially in order to enjoy a work of fiction暂时让自己相信虚构的事物（尤指为了欣赏虚构的小说）。
suspend payment
- (of a company) cease to meet its financial obligations as a result of insolvency or insufficient funds（公司因破产或资金不足而）停止付款。
词源
Middle English: from Old French suspendre or Latin suspendere, from sub- 'from below' + pendere 'hang'.