詞彙精選：suspend的用法和辨析大綱
一、詳細釋義：
v.
懸，掛，吊 [T]
例句：
He suspended his coat on a hanger.
他把外衣掛在一個衣架上。
例句：
The light was suspended from the ceiling.
燈是吊在天花板上的。
懸浮 [T]
例句：
The oil drops suspend in water.
油滴在水中懸浮着。
例句：
Such fine particles suspend readily in water.
這種微粒極易懸浮在水中。
暫停；中止；（商號、銀行等因無支付能力）停止（付款）[T]
例句：
Both governments are refusing to suspend hostilities.
兩國政府都拒絕停止敵對行動。
例句：
The construction of the bridge has been suspended.
那座橋的建造已暫時中止。
（作爲一種處分）暫令...停止參加活動；暫時剝奪...的特定權利 [T]
例句：
He was suspended from school.
他被學校勒令停學了。
例句：
His privilege was suspended due to the criminal charge against him.
由於對他的刑事起訴，他的特權被暫時剝奪了。
延緩，暫不作出（判決、判斷等）；暫緩執行（對已定罪者所課的刑罰）[T]
例句：
The government decided to suspend introduction of the new scheme.
政府決定延緩採用新方案。
例句：
She be lucky to get off with a suspend sentence.
她僥倖被判緩刑。
暫時停辦 [I]
例句：
The school suspended for lack of finances.
那學校因經費不足而暫時停辦。
（商號、銀行等因無支付能力）停止償付債務 [T]
二、詞義辨析：
hang,suspend
這兩個動詞均含“掛，吊”之意。hang通常指一端固定於一點或一條線上，另一端懸於空中的狀態。suspend側重懸掛物支撐點的靈活性和活動自由。
三、詞義辨析：
delay,postpone,defer,suspend,prolong,put off
這些動詞或短語動詞均有“推延，延期”之意。delay普通用詞，多指因外界原因推遲或耽誤，也可指有意推遲。postpone正式用詞，語氣較強，多指有安排的延期，常指明延期到一定的時間。 defer正式用詞，語氣強於postpone，多指故意拖延。suspend指暫時中斷以待某種條件的實現。prolong指把時間延長至超過正常或通常的限度。put off口語用詞，與postpone同義，但較通俗。
四、參考例句：
Such fine particles suspend readily in water.
這種微粒極易懸浮在水中。
Suspend a lamp from the ceiling
把燈從天花板掛下。
Suspend a lamp from the ceiling.
把燈從天花板掛下。
Both governments are refusing to suspend hostilities.
兩國政府都拒絕停止敵對行動。
The oil drops suspend in water.
油滴在水中懸浮着。
Such fine particles suspend readily in water.
這種微粒極易懸浮在水中。
Each had enough decorum to suspend further hostilities.
雙方都還有足夠的禮貌，總算暫時停止了進一步的敵對行爲。
He was compelled by illness to suspend his experiment.
他因病不得不暫時中斷實驗。
Like I say, you have to suspend disbelief.
正如我所說的，你必須拋開懷疑。
She be lucky to get off with a suspend sentence.
她僥倖被判緩刑。
