prorogue

vt.vi. (使)闭会, (使)休会 [法] 使休会, 使闭会

发音

UK /pɹə(ʊ)ˈɹəʊɡ/
US /pɹoʊˈɹoʊɡ/

词形变化

prorogued prorogues 三单 prorogues proroguing proroguing 现在分词 prorogued 过去式 prorogued 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To suspend (a parliamentary session) or to discontinue the meetings of (an assembly, parliament etc.) without formally ending the session.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To defer.

    古体 及物
  3. 3.

    To prolong or extend.

    废旧

词汇关系

动词

同义词 9

table postpone defer remit shelve set back hold over put off put over

上位词 4

delay retire withdraw adjourn

下位词 10

call hold scratch cancel scrub suspend reprieve respite probate call off

词源

From Old French proroger, proroguer, from Latin prōrogō (“prolong, defer”).

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