suspense

サスペンス、はらはらする気持ち

次に何が起こるかを待つ間の、期待や不安の気持ち。

やさしい英語で： An excited or worried feeling while waiting to learn what happens next.

• The film was full of suspense.
• We waited in suspense for her answer.
• The author builds suspense by hiding the killer’s identity.

使い方： in suspense (We waited in suspense for the result.); keep someone in suspense (Don’t keep me in suspense; tell me who won.)

類義語： tension, anticipation

よく使う表現： in suspense, build suspense, keep someone in suspense

宙づり、一時停止

何かにぶら下がっている状態、または一時的に止められた状態。

やさしい英語で： A state of hanging from something, or of being temporarily stopped.

• The weight was held in suspense.
• Proceedings stayed in suspense until the judge returned.
• The mechanism kept the object in suspense above the ground.

使い方： in suspense (The proceedings remained in suspense while the court considered the appeal.)

類義語： suspension

よく使う表現： held in suspense, in suspense

締め切り

任された仕事を終えなければならない期限。

やさしい英語で： The time by which an assigned task must be finished.

• The suspense is noon tomorrow.
• Please submit the report before its suspense date.
• The unit missed the suspense for that assignment.

使い方： a suspense of something (The assignment has a suspense of Friday noon.)

類義語： deadline

よく使う表現： suspense date, suspense of noon, meet the suspense