suspense

英 [səˈspens]

美 [səˈspens]

n.  (对即将发生的事等的)担心; 焦虑; 兴奋; 悬念

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牛津词典

noun

• （对即将发生的事等的）担心；焦虑；兴奋；悬念
  a feeling of worry or excitement that you have when you feel that sth is going to happen, sb is going to tell you some news, etc.
  1. a tale of mystery and suspense
     一个神秘莫测、充满悬念的故事
  2. Don't keep us in suspense . Tell us what happened!
     别让我们心老悬着了。告诉我们出了什么事！
  3. I couldn't bear the suspense a moment longer.
     这样提心吊胆，我一刻也受不了了。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT (对可能发生之事的)兴奋，紧张，担心，挂虑
  Suspenseis a state of excitement or anxiety about something that is going to happen very soon, for example about some news that you are waiting to hear.
  1. The suspense over the two remaining hostages ended last night when the police discovered the bullet ridden bodies.
     随着昨晚警方发现了弹痕累累的尸体，人们对剩余两名人质的担心也终告结束。
  2. ...a writer who holds the suspense throughout her tale.
     使故事从头到尾充满悬念的女作家
• PHRASE (故意)使着急，使焦虑
  If youkeeporleavesomeonein suspense, you deliberately delay telling them something that they are very eager to know about.
  1. Keppler kept all his men in suspense until that morning before announcing which two would be going...
     开普勒让所有的下属都焦急地等待着，直到那天上午才宣布哪两个人去。
  2. 'Go on, don't leave us in suspense,' Dennis said.
     丹尼斯说：“接着说，别吊我们胃口了。”

英英释义

noun

• an uncertain cognitive state
  1. the matter remained in suspense for several years
• excited anticipation of an approaching climax
  1. the play kept the audience in suspense
• apprehension about what is going to happen

双语例句

• Don't keep us in suspense any longer!
  别再让我们着急了！
• How many times must I tell you? Don't keep me in suspense!
  我都告诉你多少回了！别让我的心老悬着了好吗？
• To add an element of suspense and mystery to my novels.
  在我的小说中加一点悬念与神秘色彩。
• It indicates how the effects of suspense, eeriness and horror is established perfectly through the use of irony.
  讨论了作为新批评文论中的结构原则的反讽如何使《鄂》中的悬疑、怪诞、恐怖效果达到极致。
• The suspense, hilarity and seduction will keep you sucked in 'till the bittersweet enthralling end.
  悬疑、欢喜和诱惑让你沉浸其中，直到苦乐参半吸引人的的结局。
• Hurry up and tell me! The suspense is killing me!
  快点告诉我！我都急死了！
• The suspense over the two remaining hostages ended last night when the police discovered the bullet ridden bodies.
  随着昨晚警方发现了弹痕累累的尸体，人们对剩余两名人质的担心也终告结束。
• A very common modification to legendary is when he pauses in the middle to add more suspense.
  一个非常常见的legendary的修饰就是当他故意在中间加上停顿制造更多的悬念。
• The suspense in his movies is amazing.
  他电影中的悬念让人惊叹不已。
• It made good use of suspense and not bloody body parts.
  它很好地利用了悬念，而不是血淋淋的肢体。