adjourn

verb

1. 休庭；休会；延期
   to stop a meeting or an official process, especially a trial, for a period of time
   1. The court adjourned for lunch.
      午餐时间法庭休庭。
   2. The trial has been adjourned until next week.
      审判延期至下周。

1. V-ERG 休（会）；休（庭）
   If a meeting or trial is adjourned or if it adjourns, 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。

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。
3. Let's adjourn to the classroom.
   我们到教室去吧。
4. Let us adjourn to next room.
   让我们到隔壁房间吧！
5. We'll adjourn here for lunch and discuss the remaining issues this afternoon.
   我们现在休会吃午饭，下午继续讨论余下的问题。
6. Eg: The court adjourn for lunch.
   午餐时间法院休庭。
7. Let's adjourn for now and continue this discussion next time.
   现在咱们先暂停讨论，下次再继续讨论这个问题。
8. Could I suggest that we adjourn for today and meet tomorrow morning at ten o'clock?
   我建议今天的会议延期，我们明天上午10点再开，好吗？
9. After the meeting, we will all adjourn to the Rose Room of this hotel for a buffet dinner.
   会议结束之后，我们将移往饭店的玫瑰厅享用自助晚餐。
10. The Congress remains in session until its members vote to adjourn& usually late in the calendar year.
    国会会期一直进行到议员表决的休会日期为止&一般是在年底。
11. The court will adjourn for lunch.
    法庭午餐时间休庭。
12. The motion that the House do now adjourn is moved by a member of the Government.
    议院休会的动议由政府某一成员提出。
13. They are voting on a motion to adjourn the meeting.
    他们将对一项休会以的动议进行表决。
14. After the meeting we will all adjourn to the Rose Room of this hotel for a buffet dinner.
    在会议结束后，我们针到宾馆的玫瑰厅享用自助晚餐。
15. A marine court may adjourn an investigation from time to time.
    海事法庭可不时押后调查。
16. He's the one who always makes or seconds the motion to adjourn.
    他总能提出或支持一项休会的建议。
17. The court adjourn to allow the prosecution time to find the missing witness.
    法院休庭，给予公诉方找到觅失的证人的时间。
18. The chairman may at any stage of the hearing of an appeal adjourn the hearing to a later time or date.
    主席可于上诉聆讯的任何阶段，将聆讯押后至较后时间或日期。
19. Let's adjourn until tomorrow.
    咱们休会，明天继续进行。
20. He moved to adjourn, but was voted down by the opposition group.
    他建议休会，但被反对集团投票否决了。
21. One member made a motion to adjourn the meeting, and another seconded it.
    一成员提出休会，另一位则表示支持。
22. The chairman adjourn the meeting for a week.
    主席把会议延期一周。
23. Before that, the Security Council will adjourn for 4 days starting Thursday.
    在此之前，安理会将自周四开始休会四天。
24. We'll adjourn the meeting here and discuss remaining issues after lunch.
    我们现在暂时休会，午饭后再讨论剩余的问题。
25. Adjourn means to stop a meeting for a period.
    休会（使会议停止一段时间）。
26. I have been instructed that the defendant is unwell, and I therefore adjourn the case.
    我得到通知说被告正在生病，因此我延期审理此案。
27. You can adjourn a meeting whenever you want, right?
    你有随时休会的权利，对吧？
28. Shall we adjourn to the bar?
    我们到酒吧去歇一会儿，好吗？
29. The court adjourn for lunch.
    午餐时间法庭休会。
30. I move that the meeting shall adjourn for ten minutes.
    我提议会议应该休息十分钟。

  defer adjourn delay postpone put off【导航词义：推迟】

  defer v. 推迟，延期

〔辨析〕较正式用词，多指故意拖延。

  adjourn v. 休（会），休（庭），延期

〔辨析〕指会议休会、法庭休庭或审判延期。

  delay v. （使）推迟，耽搁

〔辨析〕多指由于外在原因而推迟或耽误，有时也指有意推迟。

  postpone v. 延迟，延缓

〔辨析〕多指有计划地延期，通常会明确延期到何时。

  put off phr.v. 推迟，延期

〔辨析〕尤指因出现问题或不想现在做某事而推迟，作此义解时常可与 delay 换用。

adjourn to…

1. （尤指为了休息放松）到别处，换地方
   to go to another place, especially in order to relax
   1. The court adjourned for lunch.
      午餐时间法庭休庭。
   2. The trial has been adjourned until next week.
      审判延期至下周。

verb

1. close at the end of a session
   1. The court adjourned

   Synonym:    recessbreak up

2. break from a meeting or gathering
   1. We adjourned for lunch
   2. The men retired to the library

   Synonym:    withdrawretire