suspense
悬念
definition
noun
come on, Fran, don't keep me in suspense !
a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen.
The Applicant has set in motion an appeal from the disciplinary panel to an appeal panel but that appeal has been put into suspense by reason of his application for judicial review.
the temporary cessation or suspension of something.
translation of 'suspense'
noun
悬念
example
a tale of mystery and 'suspense'
For an hour after the decision was made in Singapore, the crowd in front of city hall was still waiting in 'suspense' for the official announcement.
I'm currently waiting for so much stuff, the 'suspense' is killing me.
If you like well written and interesting 'suspense' movies, this movie is worth a shot.
I let out a heavy sigh and thought hard for a few seconds, unable to register anything except comic books and fiction 'suspense' novels.
Until then, you'll just have to live in 'suspense' .
Promise me a monster 'suspense' film and it ends up being a third-rate Scooby-Doo episode.
I was sitting in 'suspense' wondering what exactly had happened.
come on, Fran, don't keep me in 'suspense' !
The 'suspense' was killing me, even though I knew what he would say.
In a claustrophobic 'suspense' story, you could see how this might come in handy.
The Applicant has set in motion an appeal from the disciplinary panel to an appeal panel but that appeal has been put into 'suspense' by reason of his application for judicial review.
The film builds 'suspense' in a skillfully organic manner, then never pays off.
There just doesn't seem to be any real 'suspense' in romantic comedies any more.
It's the only brand of 'suspense' I know in fiction that is so palpable, you can feel it on your skin.
Directors of horror and 'suspense' films would be wise to check out Koi Kaze.
The book has moments of great seriousness, and even some genuine 'suspense' .
Well, this is the real world, not the world of action films and 'suspense' novels, and yet the same principle is at work here as it is in the world of fiction.
Finally, he took a year's leave of absence, so great was his need to finish writing his first 'suspense' novel.
The mystery of these implicit questions heightens the novel's 'suspense' .
If anything, knowing the plot and the protagonists will heighten the 'suspense' .
a 'suspense' novel
Clearly, there was plenty of 'suspense' built into this year's player rankings.
It was devoid of terror, 'suspense' , originality or quality.
As a 'suspense' film in the Hitchcock vein, yeah, it's wonderful.
Technically it's presented as a question though the audience experiences no real 'suspense' about the outcome.
He knows how to build 'suspense' , delight, alarm, shock, despair.
There was genuine 'suspense' , and that just makes it a great story.
Even though it's riddled with melodrama, this is still a high quality internal affairs 'suspense' thriller.
The crowd is in 'suspense' , wondering how things will go for the dog.
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