单词：moratoriums
音标：[ˌmɔ:rəˈtɔ:ri:əmz] ；
n. 正式的延缓, 暂停( moratorium的复数形式 )
n. a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged
n. suspension of an ongoing activity
n. suspension of an ongoing activity
moratorium的用法和样例：
例句
用作名词(n.)
- The government has called for a moratorium on weapons testing.政府已要求暂停武器试验。
- The convention called for a two-year moratorium on commercial whaling.会议呼吁两年内暂停商业捕鲸活动。
- A moratorium or reparations payments emerged soon after the bank began operations在银行开始营业后不久，就发生了赔款支付的延期偿付。
- A moratorium or reparations payments emerged soon after the bank began operations.在银行开始营业后不久，就发生了赔款支付的延期偿付。
词汇搭配
- bank moratorium法定银行延期偿付期...
- transfer moratorium延期偿付,停止偿付...
- moratorium period准许缓付期间...
经典引文
Could we not now have a moratorium on Dylan Thomas records?
出自：Daily TelegraphA provision calling for a five-year moratorium on the killing of all ocean mammals.
出自：Nature
【近义词】
- suspension暂停
- freeze冻结
- halt停止
- pause暂停
- cessation终止
- standstill停顿
- delay耽搁