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

• 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。
• The court met again after an adjournment of two weeks.
  法庭休庭两周后继续开庭。
• 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。
• Save as aforesaid it shall not be necessary to give any notice of an adjournment or of the business to be transacted at an adjourned meeting.
  除此之外，无须对延期举行的会议和将在延期举行的会议上所处理的商务事物做出书面通知。
• The subject matter and scope of an adjournment debate must be specified at the time of application.
  在申请进行休会辩论时，必须具体说明辩论的主题及范围。
• He applied for judicial review or for compensation or for an adjournment.
  他申请复审或赔偿或休庭。
• 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。
• The judge granted us a short adjournment.
  法官准予我们短期休庭。
• 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。
• Or ( 4) other circumstances that warrant the adjournment.
  （四）其他应当延期的情形。