suspense

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. 懸念

The suspense over the two remaining hostages ended last night when the police discovered the bullet ridden bodies. 有關(guān)剩下兩名人質(zhì)的懸念在昨晚警方發(fā)現(xiàn)布滿彈孔的尸體后結(jié)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布哪兩個(gè)人要走之前讓他所有的手下心懸在空中。