| 单词 | suspended |
| 释义 | suspended (once / 287 pages) adj Suspended particles seem to float in liquid. You may have seen hand sanitizing gels with tiny suspended dots throughout the clear liquid. Particles that are suspended seem to hang in a liquid. In fact, Old French and Latin define pendere as "hang." Think of other words you know that are like suspended, such as that word's other definition, "to put off temporarily." A student suspended from school has not been kicked out, but instead is left hanging between periods of enrollment. Then there is pending: a decision that is pending hasn't been made yet, so people wait, hanging on until they know what will happen. WORD FAMILYsuspend: resuspend, suspended, suspender, suspending, suspends, suspension+/resuspend: resuspended/suspender: suspenders/suspension: suspensions USAGE EXAMPLESFarmer, who started at outside linebacker in place of the suspended Manny Bowen, said the nerves disappeared after his first collision on special teams. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) It was suspended in December 2014 when the animals were placed back on the endangered species list due to a Federal court decision. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) A month after being suspended from work, Ozakca learned he was being fired. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) adj (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment suspended matter such as silt or mud... dust particles suspended in the air Syn supported held up or having the weight borne especially from below |
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