1N-UNCOUNT (对可能发生之事的)兴奋,紧张,担心,挂虑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. (对可能发生之事的)兴奋,紧张,担心,挂虑
The suspense over the two remaining hostages ended last night when the police discovered the bullet ridden bodies.
随着昨晚警方发现了弹痕累累的尸体,人们对剩余两名人质的担心也终告结束。
...a writer who holds the suspense throughout her tale.
2PHRASE (故意)使着急,使焦虑 If you keep or leave someone in suspense, you deliberately delay telling them something that they are very eager to know about. (故意)使着急,使焦虑
Keppler kept all his men in suspense until that morning before announcing which two would be going.