moratorium 详细解释

moratorium

[.mɔrə'tɔ:riəm]

n.暂停, 延期偿付, 延期偿付期间

词形变化

名词复数: moratoriums |

英英释义

名词 moratorium:

a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged

suspension of an ongoing activity

补充

moratoriummoratorium英:[ˌmɔrəˈtɔ:riəm] 美:[ˌmɔrəˈtɔriəm, -ˈtor-, ˌmɑr-]n.1.正式的延缓, 暂停

例句

1. The meeting agreed to extend the moratorium on the building of new warships.会上同意将新军舰建造工程暂停的时间延长。 2. The House voted to impose a one-year moratorium on nuclear testing.议院经投票决定暂停核试验一年。 3. an indefinite moratorium on the use of drift nets.无限期禁止使用漂网。 4. The convention called for a two-year moratorium on commercial whaling.公约要求暂停商业捕鲸两年。 5. The treaty calls for a nuclear testing moratorium.这一条约要求中止核试验。 6. a moratorium on nuclear testing中止核试验 7. City officials declared a moratorium on building more houses in that part of the city.市政府官员宣布不准再在城市的那一地区建房屋。