prorogue

动词 v.
/pɹə(ʊ)ˈɹəʊɡ/    /pɹoʊˈɹoʊɡ/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To suspend (a parliamentary session) or to discontinue the meetings of (an assembly, parliament etc.) without formally ending the session. transitive
    — On 9 September, when Parliament was prorogued until 14 October [later reversed by the Supreme Court], spelling the end of 12 pieces of legislation, it emerged that the High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Bill was one of only three bills which will be carried over into the new parliamentary session.
  2. To defer. archaic,transitive
  3. To prolong or extend. obsolete
    — Mirth[…]prorogues life, whets the wit, makes the body young, lively, and fit for any manner of employment.

词形变化

prorogues present,singular,third-person proroguing participle,present prorogued participle,past prorogued past

词源

From Old French proroger, proroguer, from Latin prōrogō (“prolong, defer”).
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