词汇精选:suspend的用法和辨析

一、详细释义:

v.

悬,挂,吊 [T]

例句:

He suspended his coat on a hanger.

他把外衣挂在一个衣架上。

例句:

The light was suspended from the ceiling.

灯是吊在天花板上的。

悬浮 [T]

例句:

The oil drops suspend in water.

油滴在水中悬浮着。

例句:

Such fine particles suspend readily in water.

这种微粒极易悬浮在水中。

暂停;中止;(商号、银行等因无支付能力)停止(付款)[T]

例句:

Both governments are refusing to suspend hostilities.

两国政府都拒绝停止敌对行动。

例句:

The construction of the bridge has been suspended.

那座桥的建造已暂时中止。

(作为一种处分)暂令...停止参加活动;暂时剥夺...的特定权利 [T]

例句:

He was suspended from school.

他被学校勒令停学了。

例句:

His privilege was suspended due to the criminal charge against him.

由于对他的刑事起诉,他的特权被暂时剥夺了。

延缓,暂不作出(判决、判断等);暂缓执行(对已定罪者所课的刑罚)[T]

例句:

The government decided to suspend introduction of the new scheme.

政府决定延缓采用新方案。

例句:

She be lucky to get off with a suspend sentence.

她侥幸被判缓刑。

暂时停办 [I]

例句:

The school suspended for lack of finances.

那学校因经费不足而暂时停办。

(商号、银行等因无支付能力)停止偿付债务 [T]

二、词义辨析:

hang,suspend

这两个动词均含“挂,吊”之意。

hang通常指一端固定于一点或一条线上,另一端悬于空中的状态。

suspend侧重悬挂物支撑点的灵活性和活动自由。

三、词义辨析:

delay,postpone,defer,suspend,prolong,put off

这些动词或短语动词均有“推延,延期”之意。

delay普通用词,多指因外界原因推迟或耽误,也可指有意推迟。

postpone正式用词,语气较强,多指有安排的延期,常指明延期到一定的时间。

defer正式用词,语气强于postpone,多指故意拖延。

suspend指暂时中断以待某种条件的实现。

prolong指把时间延长至超过正常或通常的限度。

put off口语用词,与postpone同义,但较通俗。

四、参考例句:

Such fine particles suspend readily in water.

这种微粒极易悬浮在水中。

Suspend a lamp from the?ceiling

把灯从天花板挂下。

Suspend a lamp from the ceiling.

把灯从天花板挂下。

Both governments are refusing to suspend hostilities.

两国政府都拒绝停止敌对行动。

The oil drops suspend in water.

油滴在水中悬浮着。

Such fine particles?suspend?readily in water.

这种微粒极易悬浮在水中。

Each had enough decorum to suspend further hostilities.

双方都还有足够的礼貌,总算暂时停止了进一步的敌对行为。

He was compelled by illness to suspend his experiment.

他因病不得不暂时中断实验。

Like I say, you have to suspend disbelief.

正如我所说的,你必须抛开怀疑。

She be lucky to get off with a suspend sentence.

她侥幸被判缓刑。