suspension

Compared meaning: a temporary stop or pause (noun).

比较义项：中断／暂停（名词）。

• break

  Break describes a voluntary, often short pause in an activity, such as a rest between periods of work; neutral, everyday register used in casual and workplace contexts.

  break指主动选择的、通常较短暂的活动间歇，比如工作中间的休息；语气中性，常用于日常和职场场合。

  Let's take a ten-minute break before the meeting starts again.

  我们先休息十分钟，然后会议再继续。

• suspension 本词

  Suspension describes a stop imposed by someone in authority, often as punishment for breaking a rule; more formal, with a negative, official tone.

  suspension指由权威一方强制施加的中止，常常是因违规而受到的惩罚；语气更正式，带有负面、官方色彩。

  The student's suspension from school lasted for two weeks after the fight.

  那名学生因为打架被停课两周。

Break and suspension both mean a temporary stop, but the cause differs. Break describes a voluntary, short pause, like a rest between work, in a neutral tone. Suspension describes a stop forced by someone in authority, often as punishment, in a more formal, negative tone.

break和suspension都可以表示活动或状态的暂时停止，但语气和成因不同：break通常指主动选择的、较随意的短暂休息，语气中性；suspension通常指由外部权威强制施加的中止，常带惩罚或官方色彩，语气更正式。这里不比较break的其他含义（如“打破”“折断”），也不比较suspension的其他含义（如“悬挂装置”“悬浮液”）。