cliffhanger

noun

1. （故事、电影、竞赛等扣人心弦的）悬念
   a situation in a story, film/movie, competition, etc. that is very exciting because you cannot guess what will happen next, or you do not find out immediately what happens next
   1. The first part of the serial ended with a real cliffhanger.
      这部连续剧的第一集以扣人心弦的悬念而告终。

1. N-COUNT (局势、戏剧或电影的)悬念，最惊险刺激的部分
   A cliffhanger is a situation or part of a play or film that is very exciting or frightening because you are left for a long time not knowing what will happen next.
   1. The election is likely to be a cliff-hanger.
      选举结果扑朔迷离。
   2. ...cliffhanger endings to keep you in suspense.
      充满悬念的惊险结尾

1. The cliffhanger ending will undoubtedly leave loyal fans guessing about the plot of a planned movie based on the show now that it has gone off the Fox network for good.
   该剧也将永远地告别福克斯电视网，但扣人心弦的结局无疑会给那些忠实粉丝们留下悬念，人们纷纷猜测电影版的剧情又将是怎样的呢？
2. We know the finale will involve some cliffhanger-y elements, so this new threat, whatever it is, might not be resolved next week.
   我们知道大结局将会新加入一些吊人胃口的元素。因此这个新的威胁，不管它是什么，也不可能在下周被解决。
3. The two-hour season six premiere picks up right where the season five cliffhanger left off, when spinal surgeon and crash survivor Jack Shephard, played by Matthew Fox, tries to manipulate the island's shadowy time-travel properties.
   第六季首集长两个小时，刚好从第五季没有讲完的紧张情节开始。当时脊椎外科医生、坠机生还者谢泼德（JackShephard）（由马修福克斯饰演）努力控制岛屿上的时空穿梭机。
4. The practice lent his stories a particular rhythm, punctuated by one "cliffhanger" after another, to keep the public eager for the next installment.
   这种写法给他的小说赋予了一种特别的节奏，一个接着一个的出现悬念，以保持读者对后续情节的阅读欲望。
5. What do YOU think will happen next? How will the season conclude? On what cliffhanger will it leave us heading into the fall?
   你们认为接下来会发生什么事？本季将如何结束？在结束之前会给我们留下怎样的悬念呢？
6. Oh, and we'll have to be patient because the cliffhanger won't be resolved until the show returns in2010.
   哦，我们必须耐心等待着，因为这个扣人心弦的结果直到明年这部剧回归的时候才会揭晓。
7. TV series like Dallas usually end the season with a cliffhanger.
   象《达拉斯》这样的电视连续剧经常以吊人胃口的方式结束一个时节。
8. The game was a cliffhanger, but our team finally won.
   比赛扣人心弦，不过最后我们赢了。
9. More than seven million people tuned in to see Sunday's dramatic cliffhanger.
   超过七百万的观众观看了这部周日播放的情节曲折惊险的剧集。
10. It is not often that a 600-page work of political science ends with a cliffhanger.
    一本长达600页的政治学著作以一个悬念结束，这并不多见。
11. The game was a real cliffhanger. ( of a person) unlikely to do dangerous things; cautious
    这场比赛真是扣人心弦。（指人）不冒险的，小心的
12. It's been one cliffhanger after another, which is why curious viewers rely on spoilers to satisfy them for the time being.
    一位接一位的扣人心弦的人物出现，这也是为什么观众好奇想通过剧透来了解随后会发生什么事。
13. This kind of cliffhanger almost seems tailor-made to capitalize on some of those headlines and generate buzz.
    如此充满悬念，吊人胃口的剧情似乎是特意为了制造新闻和话题。
14. China-bashing was surely one reason why Mitt Romney was able to scrape a cliffhanger victory in Ohio last week and thus retain his frontrunner status.
    抨击中国肯定是米特罗姆尼（MITTROMNEY）上周在俄亥俄州取得险胜，从而得以继续保持领先候选人地位的原因之一。
15. The third scene of this play just carried the audience away. That movie is a real cliffhanger.
    这个剧的第三场真是扣人心弦。那部电影高潮迭起，扣人心弦。
16. It looks as if the election is going to be a cliffhanger.
    这次选举看来将会难分胜负。
17. Clearly, we are in store for the return of the cliffhanger.
    很明显，我们准备让那种悬念式写作回归。

noun

1. an episode that ends in suspense

2. a contest whose outcome is uncertain up to the very end