2 N‑COUNT A survivor of a very unpleasant experience is a person who has had such an experience, and who is still affected by it. □ [+ of ] This book is written with survivors of child sexual abuse in mind.
3 N‑COUNT [usu pl, usu poss N ] A person's survivors are the members of their family who continue to live after they have died. [AM ] □ The compensation bill offers the miners or their survivors as much as $100,000 apiece. [Also + of ]
4 N‑COUNT If you describe someone as a survivor , you approve of the fact that they are able to carry on with their life even though they experience many difficulties. [APPROVAL ] □ Above all Susie is a great survivor, with a bright, indomitable spirit.
sus|cep|tibil|ity /səse pt I b I l I ti/ (susceptibilities )
1 N‑VAR If you have a susceptibility to something unpleasant, you are likely to be affected by it. □ [+ to ] …his increased susceptibility to infections.
2 N‑PLURAL A person's susceptibilities are feelings which can be easily hurt. [FORMAL ] □ I am well aware that in saying this I shall outrage a few susceptibilities.
sus|cep|tible /səse pt I b ə l/
1 ADJ If you are susceptible to something or someone, you are very likely to be influenced by them. □ [+ to ] Young people are the most susceptible to advertisements. □ [+ to ] James was extremely susceptible to flattery.
2 ADJ If you are susceptible to a disease or injury, you are very likely to be affected by it. □ [+ to ] Walking with weights makes the shoulders very susceptible to injury.
su|shi /suː ʃi/ N‑UNCOUNT Sushi is a Japanese dish of rice with sweet vinegar, often served with raw fish.
sus|pect ◆◆◇ (suspects , suspecting , suspected ) The verb is pronounced /səspe kt/. The noun and adjective are pronounced /sʌ spekt/. 1 VERB You use suspect when you are stating something that you believe is probably true, in order to make it sound less strong or direct. [VAGUENESS ] □ [V that] I suspect they were right. □ [V that] The above complaints are, I suspect, just the tip of the iceberg. □ [V not/so ] Do women really share such stupid jokes? We suspect not.
2 VERB If you suspect that something dishonest or unpleasant has been done, you believe that it has probably been done. If you suspect someone of doing an action of this kind, you believe that they probably did it. □ [V that] He suspected that the woman staying in the flat above was using heroin. □ [V n + of ] It was perfectly all right, he said, because the police had not suspected him of anything. □ [V n] You don't really think Webb suspects you? □ [V -ed] Frears was rushed to hospital with a suspected heart attack. [Also V wh]
3 N‑COUNT A suspect is a person who the police or authorities think may be guilty of a crime. □ Police have arrested a suspect in a series of killings and sexual assaults in the city.
4 ADJ Suspect things or people are ones that you think may be dangerous or may be less good or genuine than they appear. □ Delegates evacuated the building when a suspect package was found. COLLOCATIONS suspect NOUN 3
noun + suspect : murder, terror, terrorist
adjective + suspect : key, likely, prime, usual
verb + suspect : arrest, charge, detain, hold; describe, identify
sus|pend ◆◇◇ /səspe nd/ (suspends , suspending , suspended )
1 VERB If you suspend something, you delay it or stop it from happening for a while or until a decision is made about it. □ [V n] Aid programs will be suspended until there's adequate protection for relief convoys.
2 VERB If someone is suspended , they are prevented from holding a particular job or position for a fixed length of time or until a decision is made about them. □ [be V -ed] Julie was suspended from her job shortly after the incident. □ [V n] The Lawn Tennis Association suspended him from the British team.
3 VERB [usu passive] If something is suspended from a high place, it is hanging from that place. □ [be V -ed] …a mobile of birds or nursery rhyme characters which could be suspended over the cot. SYNONYMS suspend VERB 1
postpone: He decided to postpone the expedition until the following day.
delay: For sentimental reasons I wanted to delay my departure until June.
put off: They put off having a baby until they were in their late 30s.
defer: Customers often defer payment for as long as possible.
sus|pe nd|ed ani|ma |tion
1 N‑UNCOUNT Suspended animation is a state in which an animal is unconscious, with its body functioning very slowly, for example so that the animal can survive the winter.
2 N‑UNCOUNT If you describe someone as being in a state of suspended animation , you mean that they have become inactive and are doing nothing. □ She lay in a state of suspended animation, waiting for dawnlight, when she would rise.
sus|pe nd|ed se n|tence (suspended sentences ) N‑COUNT If a criminal is given a suspended sentence , they are given a prison sentence which they have to serve if they commit another crime within a specified period of time. □ John was given a four-month suspended sentence.
sus|pend|er /səspe ndə r / (suspenders )
1 N‑COUNT [usu pl] Suspenders are the fastenings which hold up a woman's stockings. [BRIT ] in AM, use garters 2 N‑PLURAL [oft a pair of N ] Suspenders are a pair of straps that go over someone's shoulders and are fastened to their trousers at the front and back to prevent the trousers from falling down. [AM ] in BRIT, use braces