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单词 suspense
释义
suspense
noun[U]
uk
/səˈspens/us
/səˈspens/
C2
thefeelingofexcitementornervousnessthat you have when you arewaitingfor something tohappenand areuncertainabout what it is going to be:
悬念，焦虑，担心
Shekepthiminsuspense for severaldaysbefore she said that she wouldmarryhim.她让他焦急难耐地等了好几天，才告诉他愿意嫁给他。
The suspenseiskillingme(= I amextremelyeagertoknowwhat is going tohappen).真是急死我了。
There is agradualbuild-upof suspensethroughoutthefilm, until it comes to anunexpectedending.这部电影自始自终悬念在一步步加深，最后的结局很出人意料。
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(Definition ofsuspensefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

suspense| American Dictionary

suspense
noun[U]
us
/səˈspens/
afeelingofexcitementoranxietywhilewaitingfor somethinguncertaintohappen:
The suspense ofwaitingfor heranswernearlydrovehimcrazy.
(Definition ofsuspensefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsuspense

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When working alone, the responses can be delayed or left insuspenseor sometimes not entirely rationalised.
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Teasing and withholding, veils are the stuff ofsuspense.
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Moreover, the composition is held delicately insuspenseby the asymmetrical placement of a single, heavier framed, operable window in the glass skin.
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In practice, however, he did not eliminate stage illusion andsuspense.
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Specifically, the contingency, uncertainty, andsuspensethat characterize laboratory experimentation are every bit as characteristic of mathematical modeling.
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Entirely lacking the narrativesuspenseof the conventional mimetic plot, it is simply a vehicle for the display of theatrical skills.
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This sense of drama is also seen in thesuspenseas "actors" and "audience" wait to find out the outcome of the case.
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It is a moment ofsuspenseand contingency.
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By denition,suspensecasts doubt on the necessity of a particular ending.
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In this light, plottedsuspenseand radical politics again converge.
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A held note in the musical track heightenssuspense.
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With respect to literary works the gothic was associated with sensation fiction, a form of writing involving heightened emotions, altered states of mind, andsuspense.
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The only possiblesuspensein such a project would lie in the question: will the performer bring off his feat of derring-do?
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Different aspects of the effect ofsuspenseand anticipation on audience involvement have been discussed by numerous authors.
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If the defense does not go well, then the matter is not left insuspense, but a conclusion may be drawn that there is no such duty.
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