abeyance

英音：[ə'beɪəns]

简单释义：

n.中止；未定；【法律】(所有权等的)未定；暂时无效

网络搁置；暂搁；缓办

完整释义：

1.中止,暂搁,保留,缓议,缓办,停止;未定;【法律】(所有权等的)未定
2.暂时无效
3.暂时减退

例句：

When the whole melting was complete it was held in abeyance for a few minutes to facilitate the separation of foreign substances.
铸铁完全熔化了，他们让它在承受器停留一会儿，使铁汁里的杂质容易被隔离开来。
But if the quantity present in measure exceeds a certain limit, the quality corresponding to it is also put in abeyance.
但如果某一质量统一体或尺度中的量超出了某种界限，则和它相应的质也就随之被扬弃了。
The sanctions againt the country fell into abeyance yesterday.
对那个国家的制裁昨天中止。
The decision is in abeyance until the returns from holiday.
那项决议在他度假回来之前一直搁置着。
With the National Football League (NFL) in a similar state of abeyance, sports fans are becoming well-versed in American labour law.
同时，美国美式橄榄球大联盟（NFL）也处于相似的停摆状态中，这种状况使得球迷们对美国劳动法变得无比熟悉。
She cupped her hands around the lighter to hold the wind in abeyance and touched his hand to steady it against the bouncing of the truck.
她双手在火苗边上做一个挡风圈，在卡车颠簸中为稳住打火机碰着了他的手。
The question is in abeyance until we know more about it.
问题暂时搁置，直到我们对之有更多了解。
WITH the euro crisis in abeyance, high oil prices have become the latest source of worry for the world economy.
随着欧元危机悬而未决，油价飙高致使全球经济旧伤未愈，又添新愁。

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