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Class suspension

發佈時間: 2018/02/09

Class suspension

冬季流感肆虐,多家幼稚園及小學爆發乙型流感,教育局決定於昨日起停課(suspend classes),希望長假能有效減少流感傳播的風險。政府長遠實應考慮為全港幼稚園及小學生注射流感疫苗,以切斷傳染鏈。

動詞suspend可以解「暫停」︰暫時防止某事情繼續運作或者生效。例句︰The kindergarten would suspend classes for a week to sanitise its premises.(該幼稚園會暫停上課一個星期,以消毒校園。)His driver's licence was suspended for unpaid fines.(因未付罰款,他的駕駛執照被暫停。)

「因犯錯而被暫時停學、停職、停賽」等都可以用suspend一字描述,後接介詞from點出被暫時停止甚麼活動。例句︰The head of Baptist University's student union was suspended from school over alleged threatening behaviour.(浸大學生會主席因涉嫌威脅行為而被停學。)He was suspended from the football game for his misconduct.(由於行為不當,他被停止參與足球比賽了。)

Suspend還可以指「懸掛」︰物件懸吊在半空中。例如,A beautiful crystal lamp was suspended from the ceiling.(天花板上懸掛着美麗的水晶燈。)

(本欄逢周一、三、五刊登)

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