Adjourn
[ ə'dʒɝn ]
第2级
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vt.& vi. （使）休会，（使）休庭;
💡 词根助记
ad增加+journ日期→延期 → 延期；体会
📝 例句
The motion to adjourn was carried.
休会的提议通过了.
🌱 联想助记
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✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-journ-表示“日”
📖 牛津释义
adjourn
v
1
(a) [Tn usu passive 通常用於被动语态]
stop (a meeting, etc) for a time; postpone 停止（会议等）一段时间; 休（会）; 使延期
The trial was adjourned for a week/until the following week. 审讯暂停一星期[下星期继续进行].
(b) [I] (of people at a meeting, in court, etc) stop proceedings and separate （指会议, 法庭等的人）休会, 休庭
The court will adjourn for lunch. 法庭午餐时间休庭.
Let's adjourn until tomorrow. 咱们休会, 明天继续进行.
2 [Ipr] ~to... (of people who have come together) go to another place （指聚集的人）到另一处去
After dinner we all adjourned to the lounge. 饭後我们都到休息室去了. > adjournment n [C, U]
The judge granted us a short adjournment. 法官准予我们短期休庭.
🔁 扩展释义
*[ә'dʒә:n]vi. 休会, 换地方vt. 使中止, 推迟【法】 中止, 延期, 休会
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Excuse me, please. Where's the nearest men's room?
劳驾，离这儿最近的男厕所在哪儿？
AT THE TAILOR'S SHOP
在服装店里
When a servant opened the door to fetch some wood, I spoke to her and persuaded her to let me in.
一个仆人开门取柴火时，我和她说话，并说服她让我进去。