新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

suspense

英  [səˈspens]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1[U 不可数名词] 悬念

    Suspense is a state of excitement or anxiety about something that is going to happen very soon, for example about some news that you are waiting to hear.

    双语例句

    例:

    The suspense over the two remaining hostages ended last night when the police discovered the bullet-ridden bodies.

    昨晚警方发现了布满弹孔的尸体,关于其余两名人质的悬念也随之解开了。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • keep someone in suspense

    1让某人心悬着

    If you keep or leave someone in suspense, you deliberately delay telling them something that they are very eager to know about.

    双语例句

    例:

    Keppler kept all his men in suspense until that morning before announcing which two would be going.

    科普勒让所有的手下陷入了焦急的等待,直到那天早上才宣布哪两个人要去。

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