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

• Other circumstances that warrant the adjournment.
  其他应当延期的情形。
• 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。
• The defendant has applied for an adjournment.
  被告提出休庭申请。
• To avoid the Members tailing off for luncheon, I asked for an hour's adjournment, which was accorded.
  为了避免议员们零零落落地走出去吃午餐，我要求休会一小时，议会同意了。
• 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。
• Notice of any adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment was taken.
  休会的通告不需要另行通知，如果时间和地点都在休会召开的地点的会议上被正式宣布。
• The judge granted us a short adjournment.
  法官准予我们短期休庭。
• Us adjournment to a day certain.
  国会会议中止到某确定日。
• The court met again after an adjournment of two weeks.
  法庭休庭两周后继续开庭。
• Or ( 4) other circumstances that warrant the adjournment.
  （四）其他应当延期的情形。