abeyance

英 [əˈbeɪəns]

美 [əˈbeɪəns]

n. （土地）所有权等的未决，未定，待定; 暂停，暂缓，暂搁，中止

GRE 化学

BNC.19462 / COCA.29581

习惯用语

in abeyance

搁置；暂停使用；暂时中止
not being used, or being stopped for a period of time

柯林斯词典

PHRASE 搁置;悬而未决;暂停使用
If something isin abeyance, it is not operating or being used at the present time.
1. The threat is likely to remain in abeyance until next year's meeting in Reykjavik.
  这一威胁很可能会一直存在下去，直至明年的雷克雅未克会议。
2. The matter was left in abeyance until Haig saw French.
  事情被搁置了起来，直到黑格见到法国人。

英英释义

noun

temporary cessation or suspension
Synonym:suspension

双语例句

The judge held the question in abeyance until he had the information necessary to make a decision.
法官在得到可供断案的资料前，先搁置此案。
The threat is likely to remain in abeyance until next year's meeting in Reykjavik.
这一威胁很可能会一直存在下去，直至明年的雷克雅未克会议。
The mind should be normally in abeyance& incessant activity is a morbid state.
头脑正常地处于搁置，时刻不休的活动是种病态的状态。
The law was held in abeyance for well over twenty years.
这项法律被搁置了二十多年。
As of1999 there have been no public reports concerning this program, which may be in abeyance.
但是，自从1999年以来，鲜有这个项目的报道，所以不排除此项目已经暂停的可能。
My report of resignation was fall into abeyance without sake.
我的辞职报告无缘无故被搁置了。
For example, if a trust fund is to be given to a child once he or she finishes college, the funds are said to be in abeyance until the goal is reached.
例如，如果一个信托基金，是为了给孩子一旦他或她完成大学，这些资金说是暂时搁置，直到实现这个目标。
According to early traditions, the Prophet's revelations occurred in a state of trance when his normal consciousness was in abeyance.
依照早期传统，当他的正常意识被中止的时候，先知的启示以一种出神的状态出现。
The question is in abeyance until we know more about it.
问题暂时搁置，直到我们了解更多有关情况再行研究。
Because these grandchildren do not yet exist, the proceeds would be held in abeyance until these children are born.
由于这些孙子不存在，其收益将被搁置，直到这些儿童出生。