adjournment

英 [əˈdʒɜːnmənt]

美 [əˈdʒɜːrnmənt]

n.  休会;休庭

复数：adjournments　

法律

BNC.16287 / COCA.33624

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 休会;休庭
  Anadjournmentis a temporary stopping of a trial, enquiry, or other meeting.
  1. The court ordered a four month adjournment.
     法庭决定休庭4个月。

英英释义

noun

• the termination of a meeting
  Synonym:dissolution
• the act of postponing to another time or place

双语例句

• Be the first to move for adjournment; this will make you popular-it's what everyone is waiting for.
  要第一个建议休会，这样你会很受欢迎&别人都等着呢。
• The solicitor moved for an adjournment of the case.
  律师提请暂停审讯这个案件。
• He said his party would move an adjournment to defer the bill's second and third readings if the government I isted on going ahead with the vote next week.
  他说若政府一意孤行要在下周如期表决，自由党会在二读和三读时提出动议，要求押后立法。
• The administration wants Congress to approve the rescue legislation before its scheduled adjournment on Friday, but there is no clear indication that that timetable will hold.
  布什政府希望国会在星期五国会休会之前批准这项救助立法。但是目前还没有明确迹象显示国会将按照这个时间表如期完成有关的立法程序。
• Or ( 4) other circumstances that warrant the adjournment.
  （四）其他应当延期的情形。
• We moved for an adjournment of half an hour.
  我们提议休会半小时。
• The court met again after an adjournment of two weeks.
  法庭休庭两周后继续开庭。
• Judicial Proceedings ( Adjournment During Gale Warnings) Ordinance [ Cap. 62]
  司法程序（烈风警告期间聆讯延期）条例〔第62章〕
• However, in an unprecedented move, Taiwan forced adjournment of the meeting by refusing to approve the appointments agenda item.
  但台湾采取了前所未有的举动，拒绝通过提名议程，从而迫使会议延期。
• At each adjournment he stood, touched his clasped hands to his forehead, and bowed to the crowded court.
  每逢休庭，他便会起身站立，双手紧握，扣于前额，面向挤满人群的法庭屈身鞠躬。