| 释义 |
suspended animation
suˌspended aniˈmation noun [U]
► F0 a state in which life in a body is temporarily slowed down or stopped: » Some animals, such as hedgehogs, exist in a state of suspended animation during the winter.» FIGURATIVE A cut in interest rates would lift the economy out of its current state of suspended animation.Thesaurus+: ↑Animal (non-human) behaviourThesaurus+: ↑Not functioning |