suspense

1. N-UNCOUNT Suspense is a state of excitement or anxiety about something that is going to happen very soon, for example about some news that you are waiting to hear. 悬念

The suspense over the two remaining hostages ended last night when the police discovered the bullet ridden bodies. 有关剩下两名人质的悬念在昨晚警方发现布满弹孔的尸体后结束了。

2. PHRASE If you keep or leave someone in suspense, you deliberately delay telling them something that they are very eager to know about. 让某人心悬着

Keppler kept all his men in suspense until that morning before announcing which two would be going. 科普勒直到那天早上宣布哪两个人要走之前让他所有的手下心悬在空中。