suspended animation
noun uncountable
■a state in which life in a body is temporarily slowed down or stopped 生命暂停，假死•Some animals, such as hedgehogs, exist in a state of suspended animation during the winter.有些动物，如刺猬，冬天生活在假死的状态中。 •figurative A cut in interest rates would lift the economy out of its current state of suspended animation.降低利率将促使经济复苏。 |