| 单词 | suspension |
| 释义 | suspension (once / 824 pages) n A suspension is a temporary stoppage. If you receive one in school, you temporarily can't attend classes and if the referee gives you one, you have to sit out for the rest of the game. If there is a suspension of diplomatic relations with another country or a suspension of sales of a product, these things are stopped too. When you are suspended in mid-air, you are hanging above the earth unable to use your feet. Think of floating like this as another sense of suspension. In your car, the suspension system stops the bumps in the road from knocking you around. In science, suspension is when particles that should sink are made buoyant by another substance and float, like bubbles, off the bottom of a vessel. WORD FAMILYsuspension: suspensions+/resuspend: resuspended/suspend: resuspend, suspended, suspender, suspending, suspends, suspension/suspender: suspenders USAGE EXAMPLESIn an adjacent anteroom, there’s a stationary bike, 15-pound weights, a multipurpose fitness tower and a TRX suspension trainer hanging on the door. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) A 16th technical foul will result in an automatic one game suspension. Reuters(Dec 31, 2016) The junior shooting guard was averaging 16 points per game before his suspension. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1n the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely) Syn|Hyper dangling, hanging support, supporting the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening 2n temporary cessation or suspension Syn|Hypo|Hyper abeyance cold storage in a state of abeyance or postponement deferral, recessa state of abeyance or suspended business moratoriumsuspension of an ongoing activity stand-down, standdowna suspension and relaxation from an alert state or a state of readiness inaction, inactiveness, inactivity the state of being inactive 3n a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc) Syn|Hypo|Hyper temporary removal rustication temporary dismissal of a student from a university debarment the act of prevention by legal means 4n a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something Syn|Hypo|Hyper break, intermission, interruption, pause lapse a break or intermission in the occurrence of something blackouta suspension of radio or tv broadcasting caesuraa pause or interruption (as in a conversation) dead airan inadvertent interruption in a broadcast during which there is no sound delay, hold, postponement, time lag, waittime during which some action is awaited halftimean intermission between the first and second half of a game relief, respite, rest, rest perioda pause for relaxation time-outa brief suspension of play letup, lulla pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished extensiona mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt breath, breather, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing timea short respite moratoriuma legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged retardationthe extent to which something is delayed or held back interval, time interval a definite length of time marked off by two instants 5n an interruption in the intensity or amount of something Syn|Hypo|Hyper abatement, hiatus, reprieve, respite defervescence abatement of a fever as indicated by a reduction in body temperature remission, remittal, subsidencean abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease) resolutionthe subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung) break, interruption some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity 6n a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle Syn|Hyper suspension system mechanical system a system of elements that interact on mechanical principles 7n a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy Hypo|Hyper slurry a suspension of insoluble particles (as plaster of Paris or lime or clay etc.) usually in water resuspensiona renewed suspension of insoluble particles after they have been precipitated masha mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in brewing vapor, vapoura visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance sour masha mash with optimum acidity for yeast fermentation; a mixture of old and new mash; used in distilling some whiskeys steamwater at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere water vapor, water vapourwater in a vaporous form diffused in the atmosphere but below boiling temperature mixture (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding) |
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