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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Or ( 4) other circumstances that warrant the adjournment.
  （四）其他应当延期的情形。
• "No, my lord, madame has visitors." Your honour, I move for an adjournment.
  不，男爵阁下，夫人有客人。法官阁下，我请求休会。
• The court ordered a four month adjournment.
  法庭决定休庭4个月。
• The defendant has applied for an adjournment.
  被告提出休庭申请。
• The judge granted us a short adjournment.
  法官准予我们短期休庭。
• Counsel prevailed upon the judge to grant an adjournment.
  律师劝说法官休庭。
• The court met again after an adjournment of two weeks.
  法庭休庭两周后继续开庭。