suspend

vt.

1. 懸掛[O]
   The lamp was suspended from the ceiling.

   燈吊在天花板上。

2. 使飄浮，使懸浮[H]
   A cloud of smoke was suspended in the air.

   一股煙雲飄懸在天空中。

3. 使中止
   Trade with that country was suspended for ten years.

   和那個國家的貿易中斷了十年。

4. 使有懸念
5. 使停職；使暫停參加活動；使休學[H][（+from）]
   Tom was suspended from school for bad conduct.

   湯姆因行為不端被休學。

6. 暫緩作出（決定等）；暫緩執行（刑罰等）
   Let us suspend judgement until we know all the facts.

   讓我們在了解全部事實之前暫時不要作出判斷。

7. 暫時取消（或擱置）
   His licence was suspended for drunk driving.

   他的駕駛執照因酗酒開車被暫時吊銷。

vi.

1. 懸掛，吊
2. 懸浮
   Such fine particles suspend readily in water.

   這種微粒極易懸浮在水中。

3. 暫停經營
   The store suspended.

   那家商店暫時停業。

4. 停止償債