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

• 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 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。
• Counsel prevailed upon the judge to grant an adjournment.
  律师劝说法官休庭。
• 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。
• We moved for an adjournment of half an hour.
  我们提议休会半小时。
• He applied for judicial review or for compensation or for an adjournment.
  他申请复审或赔偿或休庭。
• The judge granted us a short adjournment.
  法官准予我们短期休庭。
• The solicitor moved for an adjournment of the case.
  律师提请暂停审讯这个案件。
• 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 court ordered a four month adjournment.
  法庭决定休庭4个月。