abeyance
柯林斯詞典
1. PHRASE If something is in abeyance, it is not operating or being used at the present time. 暫時(shí)擱置[正式]
The Russian threat is, at the least, in abeyance. 俄羅斯的威脅，最起碼是潛在的。
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abeyance /??be??ns/
劍橋詞典
- a state of not happening or being used at present
擱置；暫時(shí)中止；暫緩
Hostilities between the two groups have been in abeyance since last June . 自去年6月份以來，雙方一直處于休戰(zhàn)狀態(tài)。
The project is being held in abeyance until agreement is reached on funding it. 在達(dá)成融資協(xié)議前，該項(xiàng)目被暫時(shí)擱置。 返回 abeyance