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suspend verb ⇨ delay (suspend plans) ⇨ hang (suspend sth from the ceiling) ⇨ stop 3 (suspend production at the factory) delay verb delay ♦︎ postpone ♦︎ adjourn ♦︎ wait ♦︎ put sth off ♦︎ defer ♦︎ suspend ♦︎ shelve ♦︎ rescheduleThese words all mean to not do sth until a later time or to make sth happen at a later time. 这些词均表示推迟、延后。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to delay sth / postpone sth / adjourn sth / wait / put sth off / defer sth / suspend sth / shelve sth for a few days / the time being, etc.◆to wait / reschedule sth for later in the year, etc.◆to delay sth / postpone sth / adjourn sth / wait / put sth off / defer sth until sth◆to postpone / defer sth to sth◆to delay / postpone / put off / defer doing sth◆to delay / postpone / adjourn / reschedule a meeting◆to delay / postpone / adjourn a case / trial◆to delay / postpone / put off your departure / return◆to delay / postpone / put off / reschedule a visit◆to delay / postpone a flight◆to suspend visits / flights◆to delay / postpone / put off / defer a decision◆to delay / postpone / suspend plans◆to delay / postpone / adjourn / put off / defer / suspend / shelve sth indefinitely■ delay [transitive] (rather formal) to not do sth until a later time; to make sth happen at a later time 推迟;延后;延缓◆The judge will delay his verdict until he receives medical reports on the offender.法官将推迟裁决,直至收到有关违法者的医疗报告。◆He delayed telling her the news, waiting for the right moment.他没有马上把消息告诉她,等待适当的时机再说。◆These drugs can significantly delay the onset of the disease.这些药物能够大大延缓疾病发作的时间。◆She's suffering a delayed reaction (= a reaction that did not happen immediately).她正承受着一种滞后反应。OPP hasten ⇨ accelerate see also delay ⇨ hold sb/sth up , delay ⇨ take your time ■ postpone / /pəˈspəʊn; NAmE poʊˈspoʊn/ [transitive, often passive] (rather formal) to arrange for an event or action to take place at a later time or date 推迟;延期◆The game has already been postponed three times.这场比赛已经三度延期了。◆They have agreed to postpone repayment of the loan to a future unspecified date.他们已同意推迟还贷时间,具体日期未定。 see also cancel ⇨ abolish ▸ postponement noun [uncountable, countable] ◆Riots led to the postponement of local elections.骚乱致使地方选举延期了。■ adjourn /əˈdʒɜːn; NAmE əˈdʒɜːrn/ [intransitive, transitive, often passive] (formal) to stop a meeting or official process for a period of time, especially in court 休庭;休会;延期◆The court adjourned for lunch.午餐时间法庭休庭。◆The trial has been adjourned until next week.审判延期至下周。▸ adjournment noun [countable, uncountable] ◆The judge granted us a short adjournment.法官允许我们暂时休庭。■ wait [intransitive] (rather informal) to be left to be dealt with at a later time because it is not urgent (因不紧急)搁置,推迟,延缓◆I've got some calls to make but they can wait until tomorrow.我有几个电话要打,不过可以等到明天再说。◆I'm afraid this can't wait. It's very important.这事非常重要,恐怕不能耽搁。ⓘ Note that with wait, the thing that is left until a later time is the subject of the sentence, not the object. * wait表达此义时,被搁置或推迟的事情在句中作主语,不作宾语◆I can wait those calls. ■ ˌput sth ˈoff phrasal verb (putting, put, put) (rather informal) to arrange for an event to take place at a later time or date; to not do sth until a later time 推迟;延迟◆We've had to put off our wedding until September.我们只得把婚期推迟到9月。◆He keeps putting off going to the dentist.他把看牙医的事一拖再拖。■ defer /dɪˈfɜː(r)/ / (-rr-) [transitive] (formal) to delay a decision or action until a later time 推迟;延缓;展期◆The department deferred the decision for six months.该部门推迟了六个月才作出决定。◆She had applied for deferred admission to college.她已经申请延期入学。■ suspend / /səˈspend/ / [transitive] (rather formal) to officially delay carrying out a plan or making a judgement; to stop a system from operating until a later date (公开或正式地)推迟,延缓;暂缓(⋯的运作)◆The jury was asked to suspend judgement (= delay forming or expressing an opinion).陪审团接到了延缓裁决的请求。◆Aid flights have been suspended for a week after fighting near the city's airport.在该市机场附近的战斗打响后,空运救援物资已经暂停了一周。ⓘ Suspend can mean to delay starting sth, or to stop sth that has already been started: things that might be suspended include plans, work, aid, flights, visit and payments. * suspend可表示推迟开始某事或中止已开始的事情,其宾语可以是plans、work、aid、flights、visit和payments。▸ suspension / /səˈspenʃn/ / noun [uncountable, singular] ◆These events led to the suspension of talks.这些事件导致了谈判延期。■ shelve / /ʃelv/ / [transitive] (rather formal) to decide not to continue with a plan, either for a short time or permanently (暂时或永久地)搁置,停止(计划)◆The government has shelved the idea until at least next year.政府决定搁置这个想法,至少推迟到明年再说。◆Plans to expand the company have been quietly shelved.扩展公司的计划被悄悄搁置起来。■ reschedule /ˌriːˈʃedjuːl; NAmE ˌriːˈskedʒuːl/ [transitive, often passive] (rather formal) to change the time at which sth has been arranged to happen, especially so that it takes place later 将⋯改期;重新安排⋯的时间表◆The meeting has been rescheduled for next week.会议改为下周举行。NOTE 辨析 Postpone or reschedule? Postpone often has negative associations, giving a sense of disappointment. It is often used with verbs like have to, be forced to and be obliged to. Reschedule has more a positive feel, and is often followed by for + a date or time. * postpone常带有负面联想,给人以失望的感觉,常与have to、be forced to和be obliged to等动词短语连用。reschedule给人的印象较正面,后常接for + 日期或时间◆The event has been rescheduled for 5 June / Sunday / the spring.这项活动已改期于6月5日/星期日/春季举行。 hang verb hang ♦︎ suspend ♦︎ put sth upThese words all mean to attach sth to a high place, so that the lower part is free or loose, or so that lots of people can see it. 这些词均表示悬挂、吊。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to hang / suspend sth from / by sth◆to hang / put up a picture■ hang (hung, hung) [transitive, intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) to attach sth, or to be attached, at the top so that the lower part is free or loose; to attach sth, especially a picture, to a hook on a wall; to be attached in this way 悬挂;吊;(使)挂在墙上◆Hang your coat up on the hook.把你的外衣挂在衣钩上。◆There were several expensive suits hanging in the wardrobe.衣柜里挂着几套昂贵的套装。◆We hung her portrait above the fireplace.我们把她的画像挂在壁炉上方。◆Several of his paintings hang in the Museum of Modern Art.他的几幅油画挂在现代美术博物馆里。■ suspend / /səˈspend/ / [transitive] (rather formal) (usually used with an adverb or preposition 通常与副词或介词连用) to hang sth from sth else 悬;挂;吊◆A lamp was suspended from the ceiling.一盏灯悬挂在天花板上。◆Her body was found suspended by a rope.有人发现她的尸体吊在绳子上。■ ˌput sth ˈup phrasal verb (putting, put, put)to fix sth in a place where it will be seen 置⋯于明显处;张贴◆Put up a notice about it on the board.在布告牌上贴个通知吧。◆They've been putting up posters all over town.他们一直在城里到处张贴海报。 see also display ⇨ present verb 1 NOTE 辨析 Hang or put sth up?You hang a painting in a frame, that hangs on a hook; you put up a notice or poster that has no frame and is just stuck to the wall. * hang与painting连用,指装框后悬挂起来;put up与notice或poster连用,指张贴。 stop3 verb stop talking 停止说话a car stops/stop a car 汽车停下来;停车stop the bleeding 止血stop ♦︎ suspend ♦︎ halt ♦︎ stem ♦︎ put a stop to sthThese words all mean to make sth end or finish. 这些词均表示使结束、使终止。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to stop / suspend / halt / stem the flow (of sth)◆to stop / halt / stem the progress / development / advance / expansion / spread / decline / slide (of sth)◆to stop / suspend / halt / put a stop to plans / an activity / a practice◆to stop / suspend / halt production◆to effectively / temporarily stop / suspend / halt / stem sth◆to abruptly / immediately stop / suspend / halt sth■ stop (-pp-) [transitive] to make sth end or finish 使结束;使终止◆Doctors couldn't stop the bleeding.医生们止不住血。◆The referee was forced to stop the game because of heavy snow.由于下大雪,裁判被迫终止了比赛。◆This violence has got to be stopped.必须结束这种暴力行为。◆Measures must be taken to stop the spread of the virus.必须采取措施阻止病毒的传播。 OPP start ⇨ begin ■ suspend / /səˈspend/ / [transitive] (rather formal) to officially stop sth for a time; to prevent sth from being active or used for a time 暂停;中止;使暂停发挥作用(或使用)◆The company has decided to suspend production at the plant.该公司已决定让这家工厂暂停生产。◆The constitution was suspended as the fighting grew worse.鉴于战斗趋于激烈,宪法暂停实施。OPP continue ⇨ continue 1 ▸ suspension noun [uncountable, singular] ◆These events have led to the suspension of talks.这些事件导致了谈判延期。■ halt /hɔːlt, BrE also hɒlt/ [transitive] to stop sth from continuing or developing 使停止;使停下◆The trial was halted after the first week.第一周结束后,审判暂停。◆The strike effectively halted production at the factory.罢工使该厂的生产实际上陷于停顿。■ stem (-mm-) [transitive] to stop sth from spreading or increasing further, especially the flow of sth 阻止;封堵;遏止◆The cut was bandaged to stem the bleeding.为伤口进行了包扎止血。◆The government had failed to stem the tide of factory closures.政府没能控制住工厂纷纷倒闭的势头。■ ˌput a ˈstop to sth phrase (putting, put, put)to take action to make sth end or finish, especially sth bad 终止,停止(尤指不好的事情)◆There are no simple measures that will put a stop to the violence overnight.一夜之间结束这些暴力事件绝非易事。 |