英语词汇“prorogue”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Prorogue is a technical way of saying "put off" or "delay." Usually, it describes something a government body does: when a congress or parliament prorogues, it's putting off business for a while.

Prorogue comes from the Latin word prorogare meaning "to stretch out." When you stop a meeting and decide to meet again at a later time, this "stretches out" the work being done. Remember that prorogue is close to prolong, which means pretty much the same thing, but without a break.

WORD FAMILY

prorogue: prorogation, prorogued, prorogues, proroguing+/prorogation: prorogations

USAGE EXAMPLES

Has anything shifted compared with the weeks before parliament was prorogued last month?

BBC(Apr 11, 2015)

Prorogue means there will be no MPs, or sittings of Parliament, until after the 7 May general election,

BBC(Mar 26, 2015)

Parliament is expected to be prorogued on Thursday ahead of a six-week campaign culminating in the 7 May poll.

BBC(Mar 25, 2015)

1v adjourn by royal prerogative; without dissolving the legislative body

Hyper

adjourn, retire, withdraw

break from a meeting or gathering

2v hold back to a later time

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

defer, hold over, postpone, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table

call

stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather

hold

stop dealing with

suspend

render temporarily ineffective

probate

put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence

reprieve, respite

postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution

delay

act later than planned, scheduled, or required

单词	prorogue
释义	prorogue (once / 7751 pages) v Prorogue is a technical way of saying "put off" or "delay." Usually, it describes something a government body does: when a congress or parliament prorogues, it's putting off business for a while. Prorogue comes from the Latin word prorogare meaning "to stretch out." When you stop a meeting and decide to meet again at a later time, this "stretches out" the work being done. Remember that prorogue is close to prolong, which means pretty much the same thing, but without a break. WORD FAMILY prorogue: prorogation, prorogued, prorogues, proroguing+/prorogation: prorogations USAGE EXAMPLES Has anything shifted compared with the weeks before parliament was prorogued last month? BBC(Apr 11, 2015) Prorogue means there will be no MPs, or sittings of Parliament, until after the 7 May general election, BBC(Mar 26, 2015) Parliament is expected to be prorogued on Thursday ahead of a six-week campaign culminating in the 7 May poll. BBC(Mar 25, 2015) 1v adjourn by royal prerogative; without dissolving the legislative body Hyper adjourn, retire, withdraw break from a meeting or gathering 2v hold back to a later time Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper defer, hold over, postpone, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table call stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather hold stop dealing with suspend render temporarily ineffective probate put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence reprieve, respite postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution delay act later than planned, scheduled, or required
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