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prorogue

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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.休會；延期；必會

词根记忆

  • pro(前麪) + rog(問) + ue→在前麪通知下次開會(的日期)→休會

同根派生

  • n性質的同根詞
    prorogation：休會；閉會。

英汉例句

    雙語例句

  • On my advice, the Governor General has agreed to prorogue Parliament.
    縂督採納了我的建議，同意推遲國會。
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  • It was the third time the prime minister had employed the prorogue in as many years.
    這是多年以來首相第三次實施休會。
  • 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.
    這正是加拿大首相史蒂芬·哈珀在2010年初所做的，使用久負盛名、被稱爲“休會”的加拿大政治策略停止議會辯論。

    • 權威例句

  • 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

    劍橋英英字典

  • 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