in abeyance

基本解釋

The matter was left in abeyance until Haig saw French.
事情被擱置了起來，直到黑格見到法國人。
The intellect is always held in abeyance by the spirit of reasonableness, and still more by the writer's artistic sensibility.
理智階級(jí)常被合于情理的精神所壓伏，尤其是被作家的藝術(shù)的感覺性所壓伏，而無從活動(dòng)。
For example, if a trust fund is to be given to a child once he or she finishes college, the funds are said to be in abeyance until the goal is reached.
例如，如果一個(gè)信托基金，是為了給孩子一旦他或她完成大學(xué)，這些資金說是暫時(shí)擱置，直到實(shí)現(xiàn)這個(gè)目標(biāo)。

The committees have been in abeyance for some years but they have not been disbanded.
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