suspend

delay, postpone, defer, suspend, prolong, put off

这些动词或短语均有“推延，延期”之意。
delay: 普通用词，多指因外界原因推迟或耽误，也可指有意推迟。
postpone: 正式用词，语气较强，多指有安排的延期，常指明延期到一定的时间。
defer: 正式用词，语气强于postpone，多指故意拖延。
suspend: 指暂时中断以待某种条件的实现。
prolong: 指把时间延长至超过正常或通常的限度。
put off: 口语用词，与postpone同义，但较通俗。

动词 suspend:

1. hang freely
2. cause to be held in suspension in a fluid
3. bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
   同义词：debar
4. stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
   同义词：freeze
5. make inoperative or stop
   同义词：set aside
6. render temporarily ineffective

1. A curved or sharply bent device, usually of metal, used to catch, drag, suspend, or fasten something else.
   钩呈曲线形或急剧弯曲的金属装置，用于抓、拉、挂或固定其他东西
2. The policeman was suspended while the complaint was investigated.
   因该警察遭投诉，在调查期间已令其暂停职务。