appendix
英 [əˈpendɪks] 美 [əˈpendɪks]
阑尾；（书、文件的）附录
- She had her appendix out (= medically removed) last summer.
去年夏天她做了阑尾切除手术。 - Full details are given in Appendix 3.
详情见附录3。
pendant
英 [ˈpendənt] 美 [ˈpendənt]
（项链上的）垂饰、饰坠
- She was wearing a crystal pendant.
她戴着一个水晶挂件。 - It was a necklace with a diamond pendant.
那是一条带有钻石垂饰的项链。
suspense
英 [səˈspens] 美 [səˈspens]
（对即将发生的事等的）担心、焦虑、兴奋、悬念
- a tale of mystery and suspense
一个神秘莫测、充满悬念的故事 - Don't keep us in suspense . Tell us what happened!
别让我们心老悬着了。告诉我们出了什么事！
append
英 [əˈpend] 美 [əˈpend]
【正式用语】（在文章后面）附加、增补
- The author appends a short footnote to the text explaining the point.
作者在正文后加了一则简短的脚注说明这一问题。
suspend
英 [səˈspend] 美 [səˈspend]
停止、暂停、中止；（因犯错而）暂令停职、暂令停学、暂令停止参加活动；悬挂；悬浮、漂浮
- The constitution was suspended as the fighting grew worse.
鉴于战斗趋于激烈，宪法暂停实施。 - The introduction of the new system has been suspended until next year.
新制度推迟到明年再行实施。 - The police officer was suspended while the complaint was investigated.
投诉调查期间，这位警员被暂停职务。 - Her body was found suspended by a rope.
人们发现她的尸体吊在绳子上。
pending
英 [ˈpendɪŋ] 美 [ˈpendɪŋ]
即将发生的；待定的、待决的；等到…之后、直到…时为止
- A growing number of customers have been inquiring about the pending price rises.
越来越多的顾客在询问即将出现的涨价问题。 - Flights were suspended pending (an) investigation of the crash.
坠机事故正待调查，航班暂时取消。 - He was released on bail pending further inquiries.
他获得保释，等候进一步调查。
impending
英 [ɪmˈpendɪŋ] 美 [ɪmˈpendɪŋ]
（通常指不愉快的事）即将发生的、迫在眉睫的
- impending disaster/doom
即将到来的灾难／劫数 - The player announced his impending retirement from international football.
这位球员宣布他即将从国家队退役。
