| 词汇 | adjourning |
| 释义 | adjourning present participle ofadjourn adjourn verb[ I or T ] formaluk /əˈdʒɜːn/ us /əˈdʒɝːn/ to have a pause or rest during a formal meeting or trial: （使）休会;（使）休庭 The meeting was adjourned until Tuesday.休会至星期二。 Shall we adjourn for lunch?我们暂停先去吃午饭好吗？ Cancelling and interrupting adjourn adjourn to somewhere arrest break the cycle broke dislocation diversion halt in midstreamidiom interrupt kick rain scratch scrub shut shut (something) off suspend suspended game suspensive take a break Related wordadjournment Phrasal verbadjourn to somewhere Examples of adjourningadjourning In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. If he has such anticipations why does he object to adjourning for only three weeks? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We quite understand the circumstances in which we are adjourning. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Would not the whole object be gained by taking out a summons and adjourning it for the necessary time? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is one excellent reason for adjourning now. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, before adjourning, we should do our best to clear up a mystery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 So far as my court is concerned, always insist upon adjourning to another date so that the child shall be represented. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One reads of courts meeting, adjourning for a day, returning for a day, going into recess and standing adjourned. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is there any intention of adjourning the conference, or are we to take it that the discussions will continue indefinitely? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This timetable is subject to the resolution of some outstanding issues with the owners of adjourning land. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The point now is that we have until two o'clock instead of adjourning at one o'clock. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They can be advanced only as reasons for not adjourning. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I should like to ask whether there is any necessity for adjourning this week? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is said that we are adjourning during pleasure, but there is no pleasure available to us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That means that there is a possibility of a judge adjourning the matter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We shall then proceed with our business without adjourning for dinner. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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