Definition of adjourn in English:

adjourn

verb əˈdʒəːnəˈdʒərn

[with object]

1Break off (a meeting, legal case, or game) with the intention of resuming it later.
休（会），中止，把…延期，推迟（案件，比赛）
the meeting was adjourned until December 4
会议延期至12月4日举行。
no object let's adjourn and reconvene at 2 o'clock
我们现在休会，2点再集合。
Example sentencesExamples
- The case was adjourned for a short break when the court heard that both defendants were feeling unwell.
- His case was adjourned until today for a probation report.
- His case was adjourned for psychiatric reports until March 24th.
- Her case is adjourned until July 5 and she is free on bail.
- The case was adjourned until March 15 for pre-sentence reports.
- So, after two days of legal argument, the case was adjourned until Monday 10th May.
- She appeared at Richmond Court in custody and was refused bail after her case was adjourned until April 24th for reports.
- The defence asked for time to obtain expert opinion from a US legal expert and the case was adjourned until Tuesday 18 October.
- The bench called for pre-sentence reports and adjourned the case until September 16, granting conditional bail.
- The case was adjourned until yesterday after the jury was dismissed for legal reasons part-way through.
- The case was adjourned until June 18 for reports to be prepared.
- The case was adjourned until December 7 for reports.
- He did not enter a plea and his case was adjourned until July 3.
- The father-of-two appeared in court last month, but the case was adjourned until yesterday for reports.
- He said he would refer the issue to the Attorney General for legal advice and adjourn the case until January 31, 2002.
- The magistrates adjourned the case until September 10 for reports.
- Magistrates adjourned the case until March 12 th for pre-sentence reports, and warned the teenager that he could face prison.
- Magistrates adjourned the case until next month for the probation service to prepare social reports and said they were considering a community penalty.
- The pair did not enter a plea and the case was adjourned until Monday November 29 when it is due to be heard before Tanzania's High Court.
- Magistrates have adjourned the case until 22nd February.
Synonyms
end, bring to an end, come to an end, conclude, finish, terminate, wind up, break off, halt, call a halt to, discontinue, dissolve
1. 1.1no object, with adverbial (of a group of people) go somewhere for rest or refreshment.
  （一群人）换地方（尤指休息）
  they adjourned to a local pub
  他们改换地点去了本地一家小酒馆。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Later, the teams and guests adjourned to the specially erected marquee for a meal, refreshments and an enjoyable social evening.
  After that, we adjourned to the drawing room where Carlo served us a pot of my finest Assam and some cucumber sandwiches.
  An inquest has also been opened into Mr Lewis's death and adjourned to a later date.
  Later, many adjourned to the Western Hotel for a night of music and song.
  At the end of the concert, they adjourned to the bar.
  Following Mass the group adjourned to Gavin's Golden Hill House where a delicious luncheon awaited everyone.
  After a walk round the extensive gardens and lake, the group adjourned to Lullingstone for lunch.
  An inquest was opened and adjourned to a date to be fixed at Barrow Town Hall on Monday.
  After Mass all adjourned to Frank's Place where a Four Course Meal was served by Killasser Community Care Group members.
  After dinner, the boys adjourned to the living room for a movie.
  To finish the night off many adjourned to the Dungeon Bar in the basement of the castle for more musical entertainment until the early hours of the morning.
  Everybody then adjourned to the 19th hole to talk over the competition, and all agreed it was a fine idea and it would improve their short game.
  Villagers flocked to St Andrew's Church to hear Mr Bambury deliver a sermon from the pulpit, then adjourned to the pub opposite to see Rev Knight run the bar.
  My mom and I completed the tour of the backyard, and happily adjourned to the front yard.
  After the play, my friends and I adjourned to Newton for dinner, after which I had to leave early to meet up with new friends.
  Following a quick stop in the local café to greet many parishioners, I adjourned to the quiet of my pastoral study.
  After the two minutes silence we adjourned to Wetherspoon's for a coffee before the parade left for the parish church.
  Afterwards all adjourned to the club house for a meal.
  After inspection the group adjourned to Corpus Christy Communal Centre where tea was served and the signing took place.
  At around 2: 15 we all adjourned to the dining room for Christmas dinner.
  Synonyms
  withdraw, retire, retreat, beat a retreat, take oneself, decamp, depart, go out, go off, go away, exit
  formal repair, remove
  literary betake oneself
  rare abstract oneself
2. 1.2 Put off or postpone (a resolution or sentence)
  延迟，推迟（决议，宣判）
  sentence was adjourned for a social inquiry report
  由于社会调查报告而延期宣判。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Sentence was adjourned for reports and he was bailed.
  His trial was held in January and sentence was adjourned to Doncaster Crown Court while a pre-sentence report was prepared.
  Judge John Nixon adjourned the hearing for sentencing this afternoon.
  The jury convicted them after nearly three and a half hours in retirement and sentence was adjourned for probation reports because one youth is 19.
  Judge Simpson agreed to adjourn sentence for four weeks to allow for a pre-sentence report to be prepared.
  Sentence was adjourned for reports after the jury's verdict and the man was granted bail.
  Mr Justice Penry-Davey adjourned sentence for reports to be prepared.
  One defendant was jailed for seven years and the other's sentence was adjourned for a pre-sentence report.
  His counsel said he understood imprisonment was inevitable but asked for sentence to be adjourned so his client could put his affairs in order.
  A public inquiry which could have led to the adoption of the plan was adjourned in February so planners could decide on a firm inner boundary.
  Mr. Justice Carney said the only reason he adjourned the sentence and further hearing was because the youth faced a term of detention.
  Judge Gerald Gordon adjourned sentence for reports but warned he would ‘go to prison for some time’.
  Judge Roger Scott heard that he was a man of previous good character and agreed to adjourn his sentence for the preparation of various reports.
  Sentence was adjourned to June 7 for the executive to produce his companies' accounts.
  The judge offered to adjourn sentence to allow the defendant to be with his daughter during that time, but he opted for his case to be dealt with.
  Judge Charles Wade adjourned sentence to April 22 so the probation service can prepare pre-sentence reports on the teenager.
  However a judge had to adjourn passing sentence because the defendant must be returned to prison to finish an earlier sentence.
  The man, of Bideford, Devon, had his bail extended by Judge John Neligan, who adjourned sentence for a pre-sentence report.
  Sentence was adjourned for a psychiatric report.
  The judge warned the duo they must not assume the fact he had adjourned sentence for pre-sentence reports meant he was in any way indicating what penalty would follow.
  Synonyms
  suspend, break off, discontinue, interrupt, postpone, put off, put back, defer, delay, hold over, hold in abeyance, shelve, pigeonhole, stay, prorogue, dissolve, terminate, bring to an end, halt, call a halt to
  pause, suspend proceedings, take a break, recess, break up, end, come to an end
  North American put over, table, lay on the table, take a recess
  informal put on ice, put on the back burner, put in cold storage, mothball, take a breather, let up, knock off, take five
  North American informal take a rain check
  North American Law continue
  rare remit, respite

Origin

Middle English (in the sense 'summon someone to appear on a particular day'): from Old French ajorner, from the phrase a jorn (nome) 'to an (appointed) day'.

Now adjourn suggests ‘break off (until a later time)’, but the early sense was ‘summon someone to appear on a particular day’. It comes from Old French ajorner, from the phrase a jorn (nome) ‘to an (appointed) day’.

Rhymes

astern, Berne, burn, churn, concern, discern, earn, fern, fohn, kern, learn, Lucerne, quern, Sauternes, spurn, stern, Sterne, tern, terne, Traherne, turn, urn, Verne, yearn

Definition of adjourn in US English:

adjourn

verbəˈdʒərnəˈjərn

[with object]

1Break off (a meeting, legal case, or game) with the intention of resuming it later.
休（会），中止，把…延期，推迟（案件，比赛）
the meeting was adjourned until December 4
会议延期至12月4日举行。
no object let's adjourn and reconvene at 2 o'clock
我们现在休会，2点再集合。
Example sentencesExamples
- The case was adjourned until March 15 for pre-sentence reports.
- The case was adjourned for a short break when the court heard that both defendants were feeling unwell.
- The case was adjourned until December 7 for reports.
- The case was adjourned until June 18 for reports to be prepared.
- The bench called for pre-sentence reports and adjourned the case until September 16, granting conditional bail.
- The magistrates adjourned the case until September 10 for reports.
- Her case is adjourned until July 5 and she is free on bail.
- Magistrates adjourned the case until next month for the probation service to prepare social reports and said they were considering a community penalty.
- Magistrates adjourned the case until March 12 th for pre-sentence reports, and warned the teenager that he could face prison.
- He said he would refer the issue to the Attorney General for legal advice and adjourn the case until January 31, 2002.
- The pair did not enter a plea and the case was adjourned until Monday November 29 when it is due to be heard before Tanzania's High Court.
- His case was adjourned for psychiatric reports until March 24th.
- So, after two days of legal argument, the case was adjourned until Monday 10th May.
- His case was adjourned until today for a probation report.
- Magistrates have adjourned the case until 22nd February.
- He did not enter a plea and his case was adjourned until July 3.
- The father-of-two appeared in court last month, but the case was adjourned until yesterday for reports.
- The case was adjourned until yesterday after the jury was dismissed for legal reasons part-way through.
- She appeared at Richmond Court in custody and was refused bail after her case was adjourned until April 24th for reports.
- The defence asked for time to obtain expert opinion from a US legal expert and the case was adjourned until Tuesday 18 October.
Synonyms
end, bring to an end, come to an end, conclude, finish, terminate, wind up, break off, halt, call a halt to, discontinue, dissolve
1. 1.1no object, with adverbial (of people who are together) go somewhere else, typically for refreshment.
  （一群人）换地方（尤指休息）
  they adjourned to a local bar
  他们改换地点去了本地一家小酒馆。
  Example sentencesExamples
  After inspection the group adjourned to Corpus Christy Communal Centre where tea was served and the signing took place.
  Villagers flocked to St Andrew's Church to hear Mr Bambury deliver a sermon from the pulpit, then adjourned to the pub opposite to see Rev Knight run the bar.
  Later, the teams and guests adjourned to the specially erected marquee for a meal, refreshments and an enjoyable social evening.
  Following a quick stop in the local café to greet many parishioners, I adjourned to the quiet of my pastoral study.
  After dinner, the boys adjourned to the living room for a movie.
  Afterwards all adjourned to the club house for a meal.
  Everybody then adjourned to the 19th hole to talk over the competition, and all agreed it was a fine idea and it would improve their short game.
  At around 2: 15 we all adjourned to the dining room for Christmas dinner.
  After the play, my friends and I adjourned to Newton for dinner, after which I had to leave early to meet up with new friends.
  After Mass all adjourned to Frank's Place where a Four Course Meal was served by Killasser Community Care Group members.
  An inquest was opened and adjourned to a date to be fixed at Barrow Town Hall on Monday.
  After the two minutes silence we adjourned to Wetherspoon's for a coffee before the parade left for the parish church.
  My mom and I completed the tour of the backyard, and happily adjourned to the front yard.
  After a walk round the extensive gardens and lake, the group adjourned to Lullingstone for lunch.
  To finish the night off many adjourned to the Dungeon Bar in the basement of the castle for more musical entertainment until the early hours of the morning.
  Later, many adjourned to the Western Hotel for a night of music and song.
  After that, we adjourned to the drawing room where Carlo served us a pot of my finest Assam and some cucumber sandwiches.
  Following Mass the group adjourned to Gavin's Golden Hill House where a delicious luncheon awaited everyone.
  At the end of the concert, they adjourned to the bar.
  An inquest has also been opened into Mr Lewis's death and adjourned to a later date.
  Synonyms
  withdraw, retire, retreat, beat a retreat, take oneself, decamp, depart, go out, go off, go away, exit
2. 1.2 Put off or postpone (a resolution or sentence)
  延迟，推迟（决议，宣判）
  the sentence was adjourned
  Example sentencesExamples
  Judge Gerald Gordon adjourned sentence for reports but warned he would ‘go to prison for some time’.
  Judge Simpson agreed to adjourn sentence for four weeks to allow for a pre-sentence report to be prepared.
  However a judge had to adjourn passing sentence because the defendant must be returned to prison to finish an earlier sentence.
  His trial was held in January and sentence was adjourned to Doncaster Crown Court while a pre-sentence report was prepared.
  Sentence was adjourned for reports after the jury's verdict and the man was granted bail.
  The jury convicted them after nearly three and a half hours in retirement and sentence was adjourned for probation reports because one youth is 19.
  Sentence was adjourned for reports and he was bailed.
  The man, of Bideford, Devon, had his bail extended by Judge John Neligan, who adjourned sentence for a pre-sentence report.
  Sentence was adjourned to June 7 for the executive to produce his companies' accounts.
  One defendant was jailed for seven years and the other's sentence was adjourned for a pre-sentence report.
  The judge warned the duo they must not assume the fact he had adjourned sentence for pre-sentence reports meant he was in any way indicating what penalty would follow.
  A public inquiry which could have led to the adoption of the plan was adjourned in February so planners could decide on a firm inner boundary.
  The judge offered to adjourn sentence to allow the defendant to be with his daughter during that time, but he opted for his case to be dealt with.
  Judge Charles Wade adjourned sentence to April 22 so the probation service can prepare pre-sentence reports on the teenager.
  His counsel said he understood imprisonment was inevitable but asked for sentence to be adjourned so his client could put his affairs in order.
  Sentence was adjourned for a psychiatric report.
  Mr. Justice Carney said the only reason he adjourned the sentence and further hearing was because the youth faced a term of detention.
  Judge Roger Scott heard that he was a man of previous good character and agreed to adjourn his sentence for the preparation of various reports.
  Judge John Nixon adjourned the hearing for sentencing this afternoon.
  Mr Justice Penry-Davey adjourned sentence for reports to be prepared.
  Synonyms
  suspend, break off, discontinue, interrupt, postpone, put off, put back, defer, delay, hold over, hold in abeyance, shelve, pigeonhole, stay, prorogue, dissolve, terminate, bring to an end, halt, call a halt to

Origin

Middle English (in the sense ‘summon someone to appear on a particular day’): from Old French ajorner, from the phrase a jorn (nome) ‘to an (appointed) day’.

单词	adjourn
释义	Definition of adjourn in English: adjourn verb əˈdʒəːnəˈdʒərn [with object] 1Break off (a meeting, legal case, or game) with the intention of resuming it later. 休（会），中止，把…延期，推迟（案件，比赛） the meeting was adjourned until December 4 会议延期至12月4日举行。 no object let's adjourn and reconvene at 2 o'clock 我们现在休会，2点再集合。 Example sentencesExamples The case was adjourned for a short break when the court heard that both defendants were feeling unwell. His case was adjourned until today for a probation report. His case was adjourned for psychiatric reports until March 24th. Her case is adjourned until July 5 and she is free on bail. The case was adjourned until March 15 for pre-sentence reports. So, after two days of legal argument, the case was adjourned until Monday 10th May. She appeared at Richmond Court in custody and was refused bail after her case was adjourned until April 24th for reports. The defence asked for time to obtain expert opinion from a US legal expert and the case was adjourned until Tuesday 18 October. The bench called for pre-sentence reports and adjourned the case until September 16, granting conditional bail. The case was adjourned until yesterday after the jury was dismissed for legal reasons part-way through. The case was adjourned until June 18 for reports to be prepared. The case was adjourned until December 7 for reports. He did not enter a plea and his case was adjourned until July 3. The father-of-two appeared in court last month, but the case was adjourned until yesterday for reports. He said he would refer the issue to the Attorney General for legal advice and adjourn the case until January 31, 2002. The magistrates adjourned the case until September 10 for reports. Magistrates adjourned the case until March 12 th for pre-sentence reports, and warned the teenager that he could face prison. Magistrates adjourned the case until next month for the probation service to prepare social reports and said they were considering a community penalty. The pair did not enter a plea and the case was adjourned until Monday November 29 when it is due to be heard before Tanzania's High Court. Magistrates have adjourned the case until 22nd February. Synonyms end, bring to an end, come to an end, conclude, finish, terminate, wind up, break off, halt, call a halt to, discontinue, dissolve 1.1no object, with adverbial (of a group of people) go somewhere for rest or refreshment. （一群人）换地方（尤指休息） they adjourned to a local pub 他们改换地点去了本地一家小酒馆。 Example sentencesExamples Later, the teams and guests adjourned to the specially erected marquee for a meal, refreshments and an enjoyable social evening. After that, we adjourned to the drawing room where Carlo served us a pot of my finest Assam and some cucumber sandwiches. An inquest has also been opened into Mr Lewis's death and adjourned to a later date. Later, many adjourned to the Western Hotel for a night of music and song. At the end of the concert, they adjourned to the bar. Following Mass the group adjourned to Gavin's Golden Hill House where a delicious luncheon awaited everyone. After a walk round the extensive gardens and lake, the group adjourned to Lullingstone for lunch. An inquest was opened and adjourned to a date to be fixed at Barrow Town Hall on Monday. After Mass all adjourned to Frank's Place where a Four Course Meal was served by Killasser Community Care Group members. After dinner, the boys adjourned to the living room for a movie. To finish the night off many adjourned to the Dungeon Bar in the basement of the castle for more musical entertainment until the early hours of the morning. Everybody then adjourned to the 19th hole to talk over the competition, and all agreed it was a fine idea and it would improve their short game. Villagers flocked to St Andrew's Church to hear Mr Bambury deliver a sermon from the pulpit, then adjourned to the pub opposite to see Rev Knight run the bar. My mom and I completed the tour of the backyard, and happily adjourned to the front yard. After the play, my friends and I adjourned to Newton for dinner, after which I had to leave early to meet up with new friends. Following a quick stop in the local café to greet many parishioners, I adjourned to the quiet of my pastoral study. After the two minutes silence we adjourned to Wetherspoon's for a coffee before the parade left for the parish church. Afterwards all adjourned to the club house for a meal. After inspection the group adjourned to Corpus Christy Communal Centre where tea was served and the signing took place. At around 2: 15 we all adjourned to the dining room for Christmas dinner. Synonyms withdraw, retire, retreat, beat a retreat, take oneself, decamp, depart, go out, go off, go away, exit formal repair, remove literary betake oneself rare abstract oneself 1.2 Put off or postpone (a resolution or sentence) 延迟，推迟（决议，宣判） sentence was adjourned for a social inquiry report 由于社会调查报告而延期宣判。 Example sentencesExamples Sentence was adjourned for reports and he was bailed. His trial was held in January and sentence was adjourned to Doncaster Crown Court while a pre-sentence report was prepared. Judge John Nixon adjourned the hearing for sentencing this afternoon. The jury convicted them after nearly three and a half hours in retirement and sentence was adjourned for probation reports because one youth is 19. Judge Simpson agreed to adjourn sentence for four weeks to allow for a pre-sentence report to be prepared. Sentence was adjourned for reports after the jury's verdict and the man was granted bail. Mr Justice Penry-Davey adjourned sentence for reports to be prepared. One defendant was jailed for seven years and the other's sentence was adjourned for a pre-sentence report. His counsel said he understood imprisonment was inevitable but asked for sentence to be adjourned so his client could put his affairs in order. A public inquiry which could have led to the adoption of the plan was adjourned in February so planners could decide on a firm inner boundary. Mr. Justice Carney said the only reason he adjourned the sentence and further hearing was because the youth faced a term of detention. Judge Gerald Gordon adjourned sentence for reports but warned he would ‘go to prison for some time’. Judge Roger Scott heard that he was a man of previous good character and agreed to adjourn his sentence for the preparation of various reports. Sentence was adjourned to June 7 for the executive to produce his companies' accounts. The judge offered to adjourn sentence to allow the defendant to be with his daughter during that time, but he opted for his case to be dealt with. Judge Charles Wade adjourned sentence to April 22 so the probation service can prepare pre-sentence reports on the teenager. However a judge had to adjourn passing sentence because the defendant must be returned to prison to finish an earlier sentence. The man, of Bideford, Devon, had his bail extended by Judge John Neligan, who adjourned sentence for a pre-sentence report. Sentence was adjourned for a psychiatric report. The judge warned the duo they must not assume the fact he had adjourned sentence for pre-sentence reports meant he was in any way indicating what penalty would follow. Synonyms suspend, break off, discontinue, interrupt, postpone, put off, put back, defer, delay, hold over, hold in abeyance, shelve, pigeonhole, stay, prorogue, dissolve, terminate, bring to an end, halt, call a halt to pause, suspend proceedings, take a break, recess, break up, end, come to an end North American put over, table, lay on the table, take a recess informal put on ice, put on the back burner, put in cold storage, mothball, take a breather, let up, knock off, take five North American informal take a rain check North American Law continue rare remit, respite Origin Middle English (in the sense 'summon someone to appear on a particular day'): from Old French ajorner, from the phrase a jorn (nome) 'to an (appointed) day'. Now adjourn suggests ‘break off (until a later time)’, but the early sense was ‘summon someone to appear on a particular day’. It comes from Old French ajorner, from the phrase a jorn (nome) ‘to an (appointed) day’. Rhymes astern, Berne, burn, churn, concern, discern, earn, fern, fohn, kern, learn, Lucerne, quern, Sauternes, spurn, stern, Sterne, tern, terne, Traherne, turn, urn, Verne, yearn Definition of adjourn in US English: adjourn verbəˈdʒərnəˈjərn [with object] 1Break off (a meeting, legal case, or game) with the intention of resuming it later. 休（会），中止，把…延期，推迟（案件，比赛） the meeting was adjourned until December 4 会议延期至12月4日举行。 no object let's adjourn and reconvene at 2 o'clock 我们现在休会，2点再集合。 Example sentencesExamples The case was adjourned until March 15 for pre-sentence reports. The case was adjourned for a short break when the court heard that both defendants were feeling unwell. The case was adjourned until December 7 for reports. The case was adjourned until June 18 for reports to be prepared. The bench called for pre-sentence reports and adjourned the case until September 16, granting conditional bail. The magistrates adjourned the case until September 10 for reports. Her case is adjourned until July 5 and she is free on bail. Magistrates adjourned the case until next month for the probation service to prepare social reports and said they were considering a community penalty. Magistrates adjourned the case until March 12 th for pre-sentence reports, and warned the teenager that he could face prison. He said he would refer the issue to the Attorney General for legal advice and adjourn the case until January 31, 2002. The pair did not enter a plea and the case was adjourned until Monday November 29 when it is due to be heard before Tanzania's High Court. His case was adjourned for psychiatric reports until March 24th. So, after two days of legal argument, the case was adjourned until Monday 10th May. His case was adjourned until today for a probation report. Magistrates have adjourned the case until 22nd February. He did not enter a plea and his case was adjourned until July 3. The father-of-two appeared in court last month, but the case was adjourned until yesterday for reports. The case was adjourned until yesterday after the jury was dismissed for legal reasons part-way through. She appeared at Richmond Court in custody and was refused bail after her case was adjourned until April 24th for reports. The defence asked for time to obtain expert opinion from a US legal expert and the case was adjourned until Tuesday 18 October. Synonyms end, bring to an end, come to an end, conclude, finish, terminate, wind up, break off, halt, call a halt to, discontinue, dissolve 1.1no object, with adverbial (of people who are together) go somewhere else, typically for refreshment. （一群人）换地方（尤指休息） they adjourned to a local bar 他们改换地点去了本地一家小酒馆。 Example sentencesExamples After inspection the group adjourned to Corpus Christy Communal Centre where tea was served and the signing took place. Villagers flocked to St Andrew's Church to hear Mr Bambury deliver a sermon from the pulpit, then adjourned to the pub opposite to see Rev Knight run the bar. Later, the teams and guests adjourned to the specially erected marquee for a meal, refreshments and an enjoyable social evening. Following a quick stop in the local café to greet many parishioners, I adjourned to the quiet of my pastoral study. After dinner, the boys adjourned to the living room for a movie. Afterwards all adjourned to the club house for a meal. Everybody then adjourned to the 19th hole to talk over the competition, and all agreed it was a fine idea and it would improve their short game. At around 2: 15 we all adjourned to the dining room for Christmas dinner. After the play, my friends and I adjourned to Newton for dinner, after which I had to leave early to meet up with new friends. After Mass all adjourned to Frank's Place where a Four Course Meal was served by Killasser Community Care Group members. An inquest was opened and adjourned to a date to be fixed at Barrow Town Hall on Monday. After the two minutes silence we adjourned to Wetherspoon's for a coffee before the parade left for the parish church. My mom and I completed the tour of the backyard, and happily adjourned to the front yard. After a walk round the extensive gardens and lake, the group adjourned to Lullingstone for lunch. To finish the night off many adjourned to the Dungeon Bar in the basement of the castle for more musical entertainment until the early hours of the morning. Later, many adjourned to the Western Hotel for a night of music and song. After that, we adjourned to the drawing room where Carlo served us a pot of my finest Assam and some cucumber sandwiches. Following Mass the group adjourned to Gavin's Golden Hill House where a delicious luncheon awaited everyone. At the end of the concert, they adjourned to the bar. An inquest has also been opened into Mr Lewis's death and adjourned to a later date. Synonyms withdraw, retire, retreat, beat a retreat, take oneself, decamp, depart, go out, go off, go away, exit 1.2 Put off or postpone (a resolution or sentence) 延迟，推迟（决议，宣判） the sentence was adjourned Example sentencesExamples Judge Gerald Gordon adjourned sentence for reports but warned he would ‘go to prison for some time’. Judge Simpson agreed to adjourn sentence for four weeks to allow for a pre-sentence report to be prepared. However a judge had to adjourn passing sentence because the defendant must be returned to prison to finish an earlier sentence. His trial was held in January and sentence was adjourned to Doncaster Crown Court while a pre-sentence report was prepared. Sentence was adjourned for reports after the jury's verdict and the man was granted bail. The jury convicted them after nearly three and a half hours in retirement and sentence was adjourned for probation reports because one youth is 19. Sentence was adjourned for reports and he was bailed. The man, of Bideford, Devon, had his bail extended by Judge John Neligan, who adjourned sentence for a pre-sentence report. Sentence was adjourned to June 7 for the executive to produce his companies' accounts. One defendant was jailed for seven years and the other's sentence was adjourned for a pre-sentence report. The judge warned the duo they must not assume the fact he had adjourned sentence for pre-sentence reports meant he was in any way indicating what penalty would follow. A public inquiry which could have led to the adoption of the plan was adjourned in February so planners could decide on a firm inner boundary. The judge offered to adjourn sentence to allow the defendant to be with his daughter during that time, but he opted for his case to be dealt with. Judge Charles Wade adjourned sentence to April 22 so the probation service can prepare pre-sentence reports on the teenager. His counsel said he understood imprisonment was inevitable but asked for sentence to be adjourned so his client could put his affairs in order. Sentence was adjourned for a psychiatric report. Mr. Justice Carney said the only reason he adjourned the sentence and further hearing was because the youth faced a term of detention. Judge Roger Scott heard that he was a man of previous good character and agreed to adjourn his sentence for the preparation of various reports. Judge John Nixon adjourned the hearing for sentencing this afternoon. Mr Justice Penry-Davey adjourned sentence for reports to be prepared. Synonyms suspend, break off, discontinue, interrupt, postpone, put off, put back, defer, delay, hold over, hold in abeyance, shelve, pigeonhole, stay, prorogue, dissolve, terminate, bring to an end, halt, call a halt to Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘summon someone to appear on a particular day’): from Old French ajorner, from the phrase a jorn (nome) ‘to an (appointed) day’.
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