【adjourn】 - A-level备考词汇

adjourn

UK:  [ə'dʒɜː(r)n]

US:  [ə'dʒɜrn]

第三人称单数：adjourns  现在分词：adjourning  过去式：adjourned  

v.

1.延会,休会,散会

2.停止;变换地方

3.使延期;使中止,休(会)

4.〔俚语〕搬会场,移座位

5.延期,推迟;告一段落

1 . 15, the men adjourn to smoke cigars and discuss business, but Jack declines. On his way out of the dining room, he slips Rose a note.
绅士们退到另一间房间吸烟，或者讨论经济大事。杰克没有参加。离开餐厅时，他塞给露丝一张纸条。

2 . If the meeting we are holding today should not adjourn but go on and on indefinitely, everybody would be against this, including me.
今天我们这个会，如果不散会，尽这么开下去，所有的人都反对，包括我自己在内。

3 . If the negotiation is not had if really and the negotiation did not adjourn, will hand in undertake the arbitration by fair job committee.
如果谈判无果且谈判没有延期，将交由公平工作委员会进行仲裁。

4 . He said flags would fly at half staff on Thursday and Parliament would adjourn its session in respect for the dead men.
他说，国旗将飞往半价周四，议会将休会在尊重死者的会议工作人员。

5 . The panel will adjourn in March to avoid influencing unduly the general election expected shortly thereafter.
调查小组将在三月休会，以避免过分影响不久预期进行的大选。