1 suspend sth (from sth) (by/on sth) to hang sth from sth else 悬挂；吊: The huge skeleton is suspended from the museum's ceiling on chains. 那巨大的骨骼用链子悬挂在博物馆的天花板上。

2 to stop or delay sth for a time 暂停；推迟: Some rail services were suspended during the strike. 罢工期间，部份火车服务暂停。The young man was given a suspended sentence (= he will not go to prison unless he commits another crime). 那个年轻人获得缓刑。

3 suspend sb (from sth) to send sb away from his/her school, job, position, etc for a period of time, usually as a punishment 使暂时停学或停职（通常作为处分）: He was suspended from school for a week for stealing. 他因偷窃而被停学一周。 ☞noun suspension 名词为suspension