cliffhanger

名词 cliffhanger:

1. a contest whose outcome is uncertain up to the very end
2. an episode that ends in suspense

cliff.hang.er

n.（名词）
A melodramatic serial in which each episode ends in suspense.
惊险故事连载：每一集都在悬念中结束的情节剧连载
A suspenseful situation occurring at the end of a chapter, a scene, or an episode.
悬而未决的情况：在一集、一幕或一部的结尾出现的悬而未决的情况
A contest so closely matched that the outcome is uncertain until the end.
扣人心弦的紧张比赛：比分十分接近的比赛，结果直到结尾才见分晓

【引伸】
cliff.hang.ing
adj.（形容词）