suspended animation

英 [səˌspendɪd ænɪˈmeɪʃn]

美 [səˌspendɪd ænɪˈmeɪʃn]

n.  人事不省; 假死; 蛰伏状态

医学

牛津词典

noun

• 人事不省；假死
  the state of being alive but not conscious or active
• 蛰伏状态
  a feeling that you cannot do anything because you are waiting for sth to happen

柯林斯词典

• 蛰伏状态;冬眠
  Suspended animationis a state in which an animal is unconscious, with its body functioning very slowly, for example so that the animal can survive the winter.
• N-UNCOUNT 呆滞;一动不动;无生机
  If you describe someone as being in a state ofsuspended animation, you mean that they have become inactive and are doing nothing.
  1. She lay in a state of suspended animation, waiting for dawnlight, when she would rise...
     她就那样呆呆地躺着，等待着黎明到来后起床。
  2. The Hague conference is in suspended animation.
     海牙会议处于停滞状态。

英英释义

noun

• a temporary cessation of vital functions with loss of consciousness resembling death

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