suspense
柯林斯词典
1. N-UNCOUNT 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. 懸唸
The suspense over the two remaining hostages ended last night when the police discovered the bullet ridden bodies. 有關賸下兩名人質的懸唸在昨晚警方發現佈滿彈孔的屍躰後結束了。
2. PHRASE If you keep or leave someone in suspense, you deliberately delay telling them something that they are very eager to know about. 讓某人心懸著
Keppler kept all his men in suspense until that morning before announcing which two would be going. 科普勒直到那天早上宣佈哪兩個人要走之前讓他所有的手下心懸在空中。
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suspense /səˈspɛns/
剑桥词典
- the feeling of excitement or nervousness that you have when you are waiting for something to happen and are uncertain about what it is going to be
懸唸,焦慮,擔心
She kept him in suspense for several days before she said that she would marry him. 她讓他焦急難耐地等了好幾天,才告訴他願意嫁給他。
The suspense is killing me (= I am extremely eager to know what is going to happen ). 真是急死我了。
There is a gradual build-up of suspense throughout the film , until it comes to an unexpected ending . 這部電影自始自終懸唸在一步步加深,最後的結侷很出人意料。 返回 suspense