adjourn[ə'dʒə:n]

• vt.
  • 延(期)；延期讨论(议题)；休(会)：

    She adjourned the meeting until tomorrow at 9 a.m.

    她把会议延至明天上午9点举行。

    They adjourned the meeting until the following Tuesday.

    他们把会议延至下周二举行。

  • (无限期)中止…的会议；使休会；使…的会议移址举行：

    to adjourn the court

    休庭

    The meeting was adjourned for a week.

    会议休会一周。

    The meeting was adjourned upstairs.

    会议移到楼上举行。

  • 推迟对…采取行动(或做出决定)，推延：

    to adjourn a decision

    推迟做出决定

• vi.
  • 无限期(或暂时)休会(或中止活动)，延期：

    Congress adjourned for one day.

    国会休会一天。

  • 转移会址：

    The committee adjourned to upstairs.

    委员会将会议移到楼上举行。

  • [口语]换地方，去别地，移动(to):

    Let's adjourn to the hall.

    让我们移到大厅吧。

    to adjourn to the parlour

    移到客厅

• 近义词:

  prorogue.dissolve.postpone.suspend