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อังกฤษ

suspense

gb/səspˈɛns/ us/səspˈɛns/
B2 อังกฤษ
~ 6500
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม B2 state
1

excited, anxious feeling about outcome

A strong feeling of worry and excitement when you do not know what will happen next.

รูปแบบการใช้: feel [suspense] about [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse "suspense" with "suspicion". "Suspense" is a feeling of not knowing what will happen next, often with worry or excitement. "Suspicion" is when you believe someone may be guilty or doing something wrong. Also, "suspense" is uncountable in this sense, so you normally say "a lot of suspense" not "a suspense".
คำพ้องความหมาย
tension (Focuses more on nervous tightness or stress, not always about waiting for an outcome.) | anticipation (Emphasizes looking forward to something; can be positive, with less focus on anxiety.) | anxiety (Stronger feeling of worry or fear, without necessarily including excitement.)
คำตรงข้าม
relief (The feeling when suspense or worry ends and you feel safe or calm again.) | calm (A relaxed state with no feeling of worried waiting.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
feel suspense |wait in suspense |sense of suspense |filled with suspense |suspense mounts |left in suspense
หัวข้อ
emotions |entertainment |core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
  • She waited in suspense for the doctor to call with the test results.
  • There was a moment of absolute suspense as everyone watched the envelope being opened.
  • He listened in suspense, hoping to hear his name announced as the winner.
  • The crowd held its breath in suspense as the ball flew toward the goal.
  • Hours of suspense finally ended when the plane landed safely.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
  • We sat in suspense, waiting for the final score.
  • He felt great suspense before his job interview.
  • The suspense was terrible while I waited for her answer.
  • Everyone was in suspense until the lights came back on.
  • She could not sleep because of the suspense about her exam.
คำนาม B2 property
2

tension quality in stories or films

The way a book, movie, or show makes you feel worried and excited because you want to know what happens next.

รูปแบบการใช้: [something] creates [suspense]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes say "a suspense movie" when they mean a movie that is mainly in the suspense genre. In modern English, people more often say "a suspenseful movie" or "a thriller". However, collocations like "suspense novel" and "suspense film" are used in publishing and marketing, so both patterns appear.
คำพ้องความหมาย
thrill (Highlights excitement and emotional impact; may include action or danger, not only uncertainty.) | tension (Stresses the tight, nervous atmosphere rather than the narrative technique itself.)
คำตรงข้าม
predictability (Describes a story where events are easy to guess, so there is little or no suspense.) | boredom (A feeling of having no interest or excitement, the opposite of suspenseful entertainment.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
build suspense |create suspense |full of suspense |suspense novel |suspense movie |edge-of-your-seat suspense
หัวข้อ
entertainment |media |arts_entertainment |emotions
ตัวอย่าง
  • The film relies more on suspense than on jump scares.
  • Good crime writers know how to build suspense chapter by chapter.
  • There isn't much suspense in the middle of the book, but the ending is surprising.
  • The director uses silence to create suspense before the final scene.
  • I love the suspense in this series; every episode ends on a cliff-hanger.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
  • The movie has a lot of suspense.
  • The writer builds suspense very slowly.
  • Music was used to create suspense in the scene.
  • This TV show is full of suspense and mystery.
  • I enjoy books with strong suspense.
คำนาม formal C1 state
3

state of being undecided or pending

A formal way to say that something has not been decided yet and is still waiting for a result or decision.

รูปแบบการใช้: hold [something] in [suspense]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may try to use this formal sense in everyday conversation when the emotional sense is more natural. In daily speech, people usually talk about "waiting" or "not having a decision yet" rather than saying something is "in suspense" in this formal way.
คำพ้องความหมาย
uncertainty (General word for not being sure; less formal and not always about an official decision.) | pending status (Emphasizes that something is officially waiting to be decided or completed.)
คำตรงข้าม
resolution (When a problem or case is finally decided or solved, ending the period of suspense.) | finality (The quality of being finished and not likely to change.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
matter in suspense |hold in suspense |kept in suspense |left in suspense until |case remains in suspense
หัวข้อ
business |law
ตัวอย่าง
  • The question of funding remains in suspense until the board meets next month.
  • The contract was held in suspense while the legal issues were reviewed.
  • Negotiations are currently in suspense pending further information from the regulator.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
  • The final plan is still in suspense.
  • The case stayed in suspense for many months.
  • Our project is in suspense until we get more money.
  • Their decision is in suspense at the moment.
  • The deal remains in suspense because the bank has not answered.
ไวยากรณ์
รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
suspense
IPA
GB/səspˈɛns/
US/səspˈɛns/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
sus - pense (2 พยางค์)
Stress on 2nd syllable (pense)
รูปคำ
Noun
  • Base: suspense
  • Plural: suspense
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Core family
suspenseful adjective
Related words
suspensefully adverb suspend verb B1 suspension noun B2
วลีและสำนวน

in suspense

1
/ˈɪn səspˈɛns/
fixed phrase

anxiously waiting for result

Waiting in a worried and excited way because you do not know what will happen.

ตัวอย่าง
  • The audience was kept in suspense until the very last scene.
  • I hate being in suspense about my exam results.

keep someone in suspense

1
/kˈip sˈʌmwˌʌn ˈɪn səspˈɛns/
fixed phrase

make someone wait anxiously

To not tell someone something, so they must wait in a worried and excited way to find out.

ตัวอย่าง
  • Don't keep me in suspense—just tell me what happened!
  • The host kept the contestants in suspense before announcing the winner.

leave someone in suspense

1
/lˈiv sˈʌmwˌʌn ˈɪn səspˈɛns/
fixed phrase

not ending someone's suspense

To not give someone an answer or result, so they continue to wait in a worried and excited way.

ตัวอย่าง
  • Her email left us in suspense about whether the trip was really canceled.
  • The season finale left viewers in suspense for months.

the suspense is killing me

1
/ðə səspˈɛns ˈɪz kˈɪlɪŋ mˈi/
idiom informal

humorous complaint about waiting

Said in a funny way when you really want to know something and waiting feels very hard.

ตัวอย่าง
  • Just tell us who won— the suspense is killing me!
  • The suspense is killing me; did she say yes or no?
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