| 词汇 | moratorium |
| 释义 | moratorium noun[ C ] formaluk /ˌmɒr.əˈtɔː.ri.əm/ us /ˌmɔːr.əˈtɔːr.i.əm/pluralmoratoriums or moratoria a stopping of an activity for an agreed amount of time: 暂停，中止 a five-year worldwide moratorium on nuclear weapons testing世界范围内为期5年的暂停核武器试验 Pauses & interludes abeyance adjournment asynchronously break break-journey caesura comfort stop hiatus hold something in abeyance in abeyance interlude intermission interval non-continuous one-stop pause plateau postponement respite suspension moratorium | American Dictionarymoratorium noun[ C ] us/ˌmɔr·əˈtɔr·i·əm, ˌmɑr-, -ˈtoʊr-/ a stopping of an activity for an agreed period of time: They are proposing a five-year moratorium on whaling. moratorium | Business Englishmoratorium noun[ C,usually singular ] uk /ˌmɒrəˈtɔːriəm/uspluralmoratoriums or moratoria a period of time during which a particular activity is stopped: a moratorium on sthThe European Union imposed a two-year moratorium on new GM imports. end/impose/lift a moratorium FINANCE (alsodebt moratorium) an agreed period of time during which a country does not have to pay its debt to other countries: An immediate debt moratorium would free resources for poor countries to spend on health and education programmes. Examples of moratoriummoratorium A moratorium maintains both treatment and insurance opportunities for individuals, but imposes adverse selection costs on the insurance industry. Such a moratorium maintains both treatment and insurance opportunities, without creating an implied demand for genetic testing. People began to call vainly for a moratorium on debt. The moratorium implied that no new nuclear power plant could be built during the next 10 years. A precautionary approach, however, does not imply a moratorium on all transgenic crops. The rents had improved in programs that significantly reduced the effort rather than those that placed a simple moratorium on entry. There were many calls for regulation and for a moratorium on cloning experiments. This has implications for the sustainability of a moratorium under which family history can be used in underwriting. Consider first a moratorium on the use of genetic test results in underwriting. Once the fighting begins there is a moratorium on thinking and planning. Another solution to easing the burden of payment was the granting of a moratorium. A high wealth restriction, for example, would protect rich farmers from democratic interventions (by disproportionately excluding from the voting rolls those who would systematically support debt moratoria). Rollin proposes, therefore, a moratorium on the genetic engineering of animals, rather than an outright ban. The development of assessment measures designed specifically for routine clinical use should be prioritized - there should be a moratorium on the development of further research-based assessments. So the pressures to log the area are just as great - if you get a moratorium for eighteen months, after those eighteen months they will go and log it. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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