Suspense
[ sə'spɛns ]
第5级
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n. 悬而未决，含糊不定;焦虑，挂念;悬念;中止，暂停;
💡 词根助记
sus在…下面+pense挂→一颗心挂着→担心，悬而不决
📝 例句
"A subpoena-what is that?" gasped Mary, still in suspense.
“一张传票--那是什么呢？”玛丽喘着气说，她依旧摸不着头脑。
I wait with suspense, with positive excitement.
我焦虑地等着，心里还挺紧张。
The suspense would be short-lived.
这种悬而未决的局面不会长久。
My suspense was truly painful.
我的悬念真是很痛苦的。
Don' t keep us in suspense any longer : tell us what happened !
别再让我们着急了, 快告诉我们出了什麽事了!
🌱 联想助记
来自 suspend，悬着的
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
sub-在s前变为sus-
表示“下”
📖 牛津释义
suspense
n[U]
feeling of tenseness, worry, etc about what may happen （对可能发生之事的）紧张感, 担心, 挂虑
We waited in great suspense for the doctor's opinion. 我们焦急万分地等候医生做出诊断.
Don't keep us in suspense any longer
tell us what happened! 别再让我们著急了, 快告诉我们出了什麽事了!
🔁 扩展释义
*[sә'spens]n. 悬疑, 焦虑, 悬念, 悬而不决【经】 未定, 暂记相关词组: keep sb in suspense
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「高中」词汇
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Starving.
很饿。
Appetite comes with eating.
食欲越吃越旺。
Dancing proved to be more than the dish could bear, for during the party it capsized and sank in seven feet of water.
舞会进行过程中，盘子倾覆，沉入了7英尺深的水中。