suspended
[sə'spendid]
a. 被暂搁置

1. His license was suspended for six months.
   执照被吊销6月。
2. The driver's certificate was suspended by the police.
   司驾驶执照被警察吊销。

suspended
[ adj ]
(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment
<adj.all>
suspended matter such as silt or mud...dust particles suspended in the air
droplets in suspension in a gas




Suspend \Sus*pend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suspended}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Suspending}.] [F. suspendre, or OF. souspendre (where
the prefix is L. subtus below, from sub under), L.
suspendere, suspensum; pref. sus- (see {Sub-}) + pendere to
hang. See {Pedant}, and cf. {Suspense}, n.]
1. To attach to something above; to hang; as, to suspend a
ball by a thread; to suspend a needle by a loadstone.

2. To make to depend; as, God hath suspended the promise of
eternal life on the condition of obedience and holiness of
life. [Archaic] --Tillotson.

3. To cause to cease for a time; to hinder from proceeding;
to interrupt; to delay; to stay.

Suspend your indignation against my brother. --Shak.

The guard nor fights nor fies; their fate so near
At once suspends their courage and their fear.
--Denham.

4. To hold in an undetermined or undecided state; as, to
suspend one's judgment or opinion. --Locke.

5. To debar, or cause to withdraw temporarily, from any
privilege, from the execution of an office, from the
enjoyment of income, etc.; as, to suspend a student from
college; to suspend a member of a club.

Good men should not be suspended from the exercise
of their ministry and deprived of their livelihood
for ceremonies which are on all hands acknowledged
indifferent. --Bp.
Sanderson.

6. To cause to cease for a time from operation or effect; as,
to suspend the habeas corpus act; to suspend the rules of
a legislative body.

7. (Chem.) To support in a liquid, as an insoluble powder, by
stirring, to facilitate chemical action.

{To suspend payment} (Com.), to cease paying debts or
obligations; to fail; -- said of a merchant, a bank, etc.

Syn: To hang; interrupt; delay; intermit; stay; hinder;
debar.