suspended animation

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. 蛰伏状态; 冬眠

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. 一动不动; 无生机

She lay in a state of suspended animation, waiting for dawnlight, when she would rise. 她躺着一动不动，等待着黎明到来后起床。