n. 中止，停顿；归属待定，暂搁
in abeyance归属待定；悬而未决，犹未定夺
1.Your plan is in abeyance.
你的计划暂时搁置。
2.The law was held in abeyance for well over twenty years.
这项法律被搁置了二十多年。
3.The law is in abeyance.
此法暂缓执行。
4.He strongly urged holding the next withdrawal decision in abeyance for ninety days.
他强烈要求把下次撤军决定搁置九十天。
5.Creeds and schools in abeyance.
教条和学派且暂时抛置一旁。
6.To understand, the mind must be still; the activities of knowledge must be in abeyance.
要了解，头脑必须安静；知识的活动必须停止。
7.The matter was left in abeyance until Haig saw French.
事情被搁置了起来，直到黑格见到法国人。