moratorium

英 [ˌmɒrəˈtɔːriəm]

美 [ˌmɔːrəˈtɔːriəm]

n.  暂停，中止(尤指经官方同意的)

复数：moratoriums　

GRE法律

Collins.1 / BNC.16731 / COCA.10339

牛津词典

noun

• 暂停，中止（尤指经官方同意的）
  a temporary stopping of an activity, especially by official agreement
  1. The convention called for a two-year moratorium on commercial whaling.
     会议呼吁两年内暂停商业捕鲸活动。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (行动或活动的)暂停，中止
  Amoratorium ona particular activity or process is the stopping of it for a fixed period of time, usually as a result of an official agreement.
  1. The House voted to impose a one-year moratorium on nuclear testing.
     众议院投票表决将核试验暂停一年。

英英释义

noun

• suspension of an ongoing activity
• a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged

双语例句

• The House voted to impose a one-year moratorium on nuclear testing.
  众议院投票表决将核试验暂停一年。
• And so congressman, would you favor a moratorium on the federal death penalty?
  所以众议员，你倾向延期执行联邦死刑？
• Pending the treaty's entry into force, I urge all States to implement a moratorium on all nuclear explosions.
  在条约生效之前，我敦促所有国家暂停所有核爆炸。
• She said the moratorium would be lifted once the two countries had signed a new agreement on the treatment of migrant workers.
  她说一旦两国签署了关于农民工待遇的新协议，暂停条令将会被撤销。
• Earlier this year, the WTO found the EU had operated a de facto moratorium on GMO products, breaking global trade rules.
  今年初，世贸组织发现，欧盟对转基因产品采取了事实上的禁令，从而违反了世界贸易规则。
• Canada has already announced a unilateral moratorium.
  加拿大已单方面宣布了一个允许暂缓还债的计划。
• Bush says he wants Congress to act first in ending its moratorium.
  布什总统说，他希望国会首先采取行动结束这一禁令。
• "The broad federal moratorium stands in the way of energy exploration and production," he said.
  他说：“联邦政府的广泛禁令阻碍了能源的勘探和生产”。
• Only nine licences were issued until a moratorium last year.
  在去年被叫停之前，政府仅签发了9张许可证。
• Can you believe it? Beijing has imposed a moratorium on new foreign films.
  你能相信吗？北京暂缓了所有海外电影的上映档期。