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
BNC.19462 / COCA.29581
习惯用语
n.
- 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.- 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 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。
- The threat is likely to remain in abeyance until next year's meeting in Reykjavik.
英英释义
noun
- temporary cessation or suspension
双语例句
- The decision was held in abeyance during the war. Government sources said there would be no prolonged pause in the war.
在战争期间，这项决定暂时搁下了。据官方消息，这场战争的时间不会长。 - Your plan is in abeyance.
你的计划暂缓实行。 - To understand, the mind must be still; the activities of knowledge must be in abeyance.
要了解，头脑必须安静；知识的活动必须停止。 - For a long time in that vast region, this law was in abeyance.
有很长一段时间，在这片辽阔土地上，这一法律未得到实施。 - 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。 - An inheritance is in abeyance when the rightful owner has not been determined.
如果遗产的合法继承人尚未确定，其所有权也就未定。 - From our point of view, having the Eastern treaties in abeyance was exactly the ideal posture.
从我们的观点看，使东方条约暂被搁置正好是最理想的形势。 - This custom has fallen into abeyance.
这个风俗已经不时兴了。 - The sanctions againt the country fell into abeyance yesterday.
对那个国家的制裁昨天中止。 - The issues of US currency legislation and the so-called currency wars – international tension over exchange rates had been in abeyance this year.
此前，美国汇率立法和所谓的汇率战争（围绕汇率的国际紧张）今年一直处于搁置状态。