adjourn

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vi. 休会, 换地方 vt. 使中止, 推迟

发音

US /əˈd͡ʒɝn/
UK /əˈdʒɜːn/

词形变化

adjourned adjourneth adjourning adjourns 三单 adjourns adjourning 现在分词 adjourned 过去式 adjourned 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To postpone.

    及物

    The trial was adjourned for a week.

  2. 2.

    To defer; to put off temporarily or indefinitely.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To end or suspend an event.

    不及物

    The court will adjourn for lunch.

  4. 4.

    To move as a group from one place to another.

    正式 不及物

    After the dinner, we will adjourn to the bar.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 4

retire withdraw recess break up

上位词 10

stop end close finish fold cease terminate close down close up shut down

下位词 1

prorogue

近义相关 4

withdraw seclude sequester sequestrate

词源

From Middle English ajournen, from Old French ajorner (French ajourner), from the phrase a jor (nomé) ("to an (appointed) day").

来源：wiktionary