adjournment

英 [əˈdʒɜːnmənt]

美 [əˈdʒɜːrnmənt]

n. 休会;休庭

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。

noun

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。
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。
Other circumstances that warrant the adjournment.
其他应当延期的情形。
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 court ordered a four month adjournment.
法庭决定休庭4个月。
The court met again after an adjournment of two weeks.
法庭休庭两周后继续开庭。
Judicial Proceedings ( Adjournment During Gale Warnings) Ordinance [ Cap. 62]
司法程序（烈风警告期间聆讯延期）条例〔第62章〕
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。
We moved for an adjournment of half an hour.
我们提议休会半小时。
The judge granted us a short adjournment.
法官准予我们短期休庭。