suspense

noun

1. an uncertain cognitive state

e.g. the matter remained in suspense for several years

2. excited anticipation of an approaching climax

e.g. the play kept the audience in suspense

3. apprehension about what is going to happen

1. (对可能发生之事的)兴奋，紧张，担心，挂虑
Suspense is 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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. ...a writer who holds the suspense throughout her tale.
使故事从头到尾充满悬念的女作家

2. (故意)使着急，使焦虑
If you keep or leave someone in suspense, you deliberately delay telling them something that they are very eager to know about.

suspense的意思

e.g. 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。
e.g. 'Go on, don't leave us in suspense,' Dennis said.
丹尼斯说：“接着说，别吊我们胃口了。”

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