adjourn
v
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(a) [Tn usu passive 通常用於被動語態]
stop (a meeting, etc) for a time; postpone 停止(會議等)一段時間; 休(會); 使延期
The trial was adjourned for a week/until the following week. 審訊暫停一星期[下星期繼續進行].
(b) [I] (of people at a meeting, in court, etc) stop proceedings and separate (指會議, 法庭等的人)休會, 休庭
The court will adjourn for lunch. 法庭午餐時間休庭.
Let's adjourn until tomorrow. 咱們休會, 明天繼續進行.
2 [Ipr] ~to... (of people who have come together) go to another place (指聚集的人)到另一處去
After dinner we all adjourned to the lounge. 飯後我們都到休息室去了. > adjournment n [C, U]
The judge granted us a short adjournment. 法官準予我們短期休庭.