橘子朗文词典

prorogue

P 开头单词GRE词汇

音标发音

  • 英式音标 [prəʊˈrəʊɡ]
  • 美式音标 [proʊˈroʊɡ]
  • 国际音标 [prəu'rəuɡ]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • v.休会；延期；必会

词根记忆

  • pro(前面) + rog(问) + ue→在前面通知下次开会(的日期)→休会

同根派生

  • n性质的同根词
    prorogation：休会；闭会。

英汉例句

    双语例句

  • On my advice, the Governor General has agreed to prorogue Parliament.
    总督采纳了我的建议，同意推迟国会。
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  • It was the third time the prime minister had employed the prorogue in as many years.
    这是多年以来首相第三次实施休会。
  • That's exactly what Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper did in early 2010, employing a time-honored Canadian political tactic known as a "prorogue" to shut down parliamentary debate.
    这正是加拿大首相史蒂芬·哈珀在2010年初所做的，使用久负盛名、被称为“休会”的加拿大政治策略停止议会辩论。

    • 权威例句

  • By choosing to prorogue Parliament 19 days before the date of dissolution, one of the longest periods between prorogation and dissolution this century, the government has inevitably opened itself to charges of suppressing the report.
    ECONOMIST: Parliamentary sleaze

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • to stop the activities of a parliament for a period of time without dissolving it

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • to discontinue the meetings of (a legislative body) without dissolving it