pro
rogue
第三人称
prorogues
现在进行时
proroguing
过去式
prorogued
过去完成时
prorogued
1
to suspend a legislative session by executive authority without dissolving the assembly
- The monarch prorogued Parliament until the new session.
- Debate was cut short when the government decided to prorogue the legislature.
- The prime minister prorogued the assembly for several weeks.
- Legislators protested the decision to prorogue Parliament.
- The crown exercised its right to prorogue the session.
2
to postpone to a later time
- Construction was prorogued due to bad weather.
- The conference was prorogued after unforeseen delays.
- He prorogued the discussion until more information was available.
- The judge prorogued the trial for several months.
- The event was prorogued because of scheduling conflicts.