单词 | suspension |
释义 | Word Frequency suspension(səˈspɛnʃən) noun 1. an interruption or temporary revocation the suspension of a law 2. a temporary debarment, as from position, privilege, etc 3. a deferment, esp of a decision, judgment, etc 4. law a. a postponement of execution of a sentence or the deferring of a judgment, etc b. a temporary extinguishment of a right or title 5. cessation of payment of business debts, esp as a result of insolvency 6. the act of suspending or the state of being suspended 7. 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 See also hydraulic suspension 8. a device or structure, usually a wire or spring, that serves to suspend or support something, such as the pendulum of a clock 9. chemistry a dispersion of fine solid or liquid particles in a fluid, the particles being supported by buoyancy See also colloid 10. the process by which eroded particles of rock are transported in a river 11. music one or more notes of a chord that are prolonged until a subsequent chord is sounded, usually to form a dissonance |
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