suspension
US: /səˈspɛnʃən/
UK: /səspˈɛnʃən/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
suspension /səs'penʃn/- danh từ
- sự treo
- sự đình chỉ, sự ngưng lại; sự đình chỉ công tác; sự đình bản (một tờ báo...)
- suspension of hostilities: sự đình chiến
- (hoá học) thể vẩn
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun1 [U, C] the act of officially removing sb from their job, school, team, etc. for a period of time, usually as a punishment: suspension from school + The two players are appealing against their suspensions.
2 [U, sing.] the act of delaying sth for a period of time, until a decision has been taken: These events have led to the suspension of talks.
3 [U, C] the system by which a vehicle is supported on its wheels and which makes it more comfortable to ride in when the road surface is not even: the front / rear suspension
4 [C, U] (technical) a liquid with very small pieces of solid matter floating in it; the state of such a liquid
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Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 debarring, disbarment, exclusion, elimination, rejection, expulsion, ejection, eviction, deprivation, denial:
The suspension of privileges cannot last for more than a fortnight.
2 intermission, moratorium, deferment, hold-up, delay, delaying, interruption, postponement, postponing, discontinuing, discontinuation, stay:
Luckily, the suspension of hostilities lasted till the summer.
Collocation
1 stopping of activity
ADJ.
total | brief, temporary | lengthy, long | immediate | automatic
Another caution will result in his automatic suspension from the final.
VERB + SUSPENSION
give sb, impose, order
A four-day suspension was imposed on her.
| get, incur
He incurred a suspension on reduced pay.
| appeal against
PREP.
under ~
a detective under suspension from the Metropolitan Police
| ~ from
his suspension from the club
PHRASES
a period of suspension
The athlete could face a lengthy period of suspension if found guilty.
2 on a vehicle
ADJ.
front, rear | active, computer-controlled, independent, self-levelling | car, etc.
VERB + SUSPENSION
be fitted with, have
The new model is fitted with computer-controlled suspension.
SUSPENSION + NOUN
system
Concise dictionary
suspensionssə'spenʃnnoun
+a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy
+a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
+temporary cessation or suspension
+an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
+a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle
+the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
+a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc)
