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suspense
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Derivatives :
adj
suspenseful
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- suspense
[səs'pεns]
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noun
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(uncertainty) 焦虑
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2.
noun
(in novel，film etc) 悬念
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to keep sb in suspense
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使某人处于紧张状态
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- suspense
[səˈspens]
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n.[c]
担心，忧虑，不安
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2.
n.[u]
无结果，悬而未决
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The matter remained in suspense for several years.
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那个问题搁置了好几年。
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3.
n.[u]
悬念，悬疑
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The play kept the audience in suspense.
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这出戏让观众的心一直悬着。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- suspense
[sə'spεns]
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n
the condition of being insecure or uncertain
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the matter of the succession remained in suspense for many years
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n
mental uncertainty; anxiety
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their father's illness kept them in a state of suspense
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3.
n
excitement felt at the approach of the climax
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a play of terrifying suspense
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4.
n
the condition of being suspended
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5.
n
[Etymology]
C15: from Medieval Latin suspensum delay, from Latin suspendere to hang up; see suspend
Examples
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a novel loaded suspense
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有许多悬念的小说
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The suspense was augmenting towards the end of the movie.
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随着电影接近尾声，悬念增强了。
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The matter remained in suspense for several years.
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那个问题搁置了好几年。
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Suspense is the very stuff of narrative.
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悬念正是叙事的精华所在。
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Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera.
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悬念在歌剧一开始就有了。
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nail-biting suspense
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