suspended

Thân thiện

Fine dust particles are suspended in the beam of sunlight.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Temporarily inactive or prevented from continuing: Refers to something that has been stopped for a period of time, often as a form of disciplinary action or pending further action.
   • Hanging down; supported from above: Refers to an object that is attached from above so that its lower part is free.
   • (Chemistry/Physics) Dispersed throughout a fluid but not dissolved: Refers to solid particles that are mixed in a liquid or gas and are supported by it, not having settled.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Temporarily inactive):
  • The student received a suspended sentence. (The student's punishment was imposed but not immediately enforced.)
  • Services are suspended until further notice. (The services are temporarily stopped.)
• Adjective (Hanging):
  • A suspended ceiling hides the pipes. (A ceiling that hangs down from the main structure.)
  • The lamp was suspended by a chain. (The lamp was hung from a chain.)
• Adjective (Dispersed in fluid):
  • The river water was brown with suspended silt. (The water contained tiny soil particles floating within it.)
  • Smoke is composed of suspended particles in air. (Smoke consists of solid bits carried in the air.)

Advanced Usage

• "in suspended animation": in a temporary state where all vital functions are extremely slowed down, as if life is paused.
  • The sci-fi character was placed in suspended animation for the long space journey.
• "suspended disbelief": the conscious, temporary setting aside of one's critical faculties to enjoy a work of fiction.
  • The movie's magic required the audience to suspend disbelief.

Variants and Related Words

• Suspend (verb): To temporarily stop, to hang from above, or to cause particles to be dispersed in a fluid.
  • The committee decided to suspend the rules.
• Suspension (noun): The act of suspending or the state of being suspended; also a system in a vehicle that cushions the ride.
  • His suspension from school lasted three days.
  • The car has excellent suspension.

Synonyms

• Adjourned: Temporarily stopped (for a meeting or proceeding).
• Hung: Supported from above.
• Dangling: Hanging or swinging loosely.
• Colloidal: (Scientific) Referring to a mixture where particles are suspended in a fluid.

Related Phrases

• Suspended judgment: The state of withholding one's opinion or decision until more information is available.
  • The critic is in suspended judgment until she sees the final performance.

Related Idioms

• Hang in the balance: To be in an undecided or uncertain state, similar to something being suspended.
  • The outcome of the election hangs in the balance.

Học thuật

Adjective

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