adjourning

英 [əˈdʒɜːnɪŋ]

美 [əˈdʒɜːrnɪŋ]

v.  休庭; 休会; 延期
adjourn的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG 休（会）；休（庭）
  If a meeting or trialis adjournedor if itadjourns, it is stopped for a short time.
  1. The proceedings have now been adjourned until next week...
     会议休会至下周重开。
  2. I am afraid the court may not adjourn until three or even later.
     我担心法庭要到3点或更晚时才会休庭。

双语例句

• The Senate began considering the bill late on Wednesday before adjourning.
  参议院星期三晚些时候在休会之前就此议案开始审议。
• The chairman of the meeting suggested adjourning the meeting for a week so that everyone could have some more time to get fully prepared for the discussion.
  会议主席提议休会一星期，这样每一个人都能有更多的时间，为讨论作好充分的准备。