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a moratorium on sth
on 后接被暂停或延期的活动、事项；复数可用 moratoriums 或 moratoria。
The government announced a moratorium on new oil drilling.
政府宣布对新的石油钻探实施暂停。
暂停；中止
moratoria — plural of moratorium
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
暂停；中止
suspension of an ongoing activity
The government announced a moratorium on new oil drilling.
政府宣布对新的石油钻探实施暂停。
允许债务人暂停付款的授权
An authorization to a debtor, permitting temporary suspension of payments.
暂停；中止
A suspension of an ongoing activity.
延缓期；青少年在承担成人义务和作出永久承诺前的缓冲期,也是身份探索的延长阶段
A period of delay granted to someone, especially an adolescent or young adult, during which they are not yet required to take on adult obligations or make permanent commitments; an extended phase of identity exploration.
The city government has announced a moratorium on new parking-meter installations until the traffic study is finished.
市政府已宣布暂停安装新的停车计时器，直到交通研究完成。
Many conservation groups are urging a moratorium on single-use plastic bags while recycling systems improve.
许多环保组织正在呼吁在回收系统改善之前暂停使用一次性塑料袋。
The company placed a six-month moratorium on hiring new staff during the budget review.
公司在预算审查期间实施了为期六个月的暂停招聘新员工措施。
on 后接被暂停或延期的活动、事项；复数可用 moratoriums 或 moratoria。
The government announced a moratorium on new oil drilling.
政府宣布对新的石油钻探实施暂停。
declare 和 impose 都表示“宣布/实施暂停”，常见于正式或法律语境。
The committee imposed a moratorium on the construction of new factories.
委员会对新工厂的建设实施了暂停。
lift 和 end 都表示“解除/结束暂停”。
The city council voted to lift the moratorium on rent increases.
市议会投票解除了对租金上涨的暂停。
Not this
The government moratoriumed the new project.
Use this
The government placed a moratorium on the new project.
moratorium 是名词，不是动词，不能直接加 -ed 用作谓语；应改用动词短语 place a moratorium on（对……实施暂停），保持语义不变。
Not this
The committee voted for moratorium on drilling.
Use this
The committee voted for a moratorium on drilling.
moratorium 是可数名词，表示“一项暂停”时单数前需要不定冠词 a；原句漏掉冠词，造成了冠词缺失的错误。
Not this
The mayor announced a moratorium of the new parking rules.
Use this
The mayor announced a moratorium on the new parking rules.
moratorium 搭配的介词是 on（对……的暂停），不是 of；of 是受中文“的/对……”干扰的错误用法，改用 on 才符合英语搭配。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
宣布暂停
The government declared a moratorium on new oil drilling.
政府宣布暂停新的石油钻探。
对…实施暂停
The council imposed a moratorium on rent increases.
市议会暂停了房租上涨。
解除对…的暂停
They lifted the moratorium on commercial whaling.
他们解除了对商业捕鲸的暂停。
呼吁暂停
Activists are calling for a moratorium on fracking.
活动人士正在呼吁暂停水力压裂开采。
暂停偿还债务
The country requested a two-year moratorium on debt repayments.
该国请求暂停偿还债务两年。
Use moratoria naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把它拆成“more time”——暂停还款或活动，就是争取更多时间。想象法庭宣布“暂停”，给你更多时间。
语域：formal 常见场景：法律/金融、公共政策讨论、新闻报道 该词多用于正式场合，常见于法律、金融或政策语境，表示正式暂停或延期；日常口语中较少使用。
All five words rhyme with moratorium: they share the stressed vowel /ɔː/ and the following /riəm/, so moratorium's /ˈtɔːriəm/ forms a clean rhyme group with auditorium, crematorium, sanatorium, natatorium, and emporium. Beware lookalikes that sound different: memorandum (/ˌmeməˈrændəm/) and mortuary (/ˈmɔːrtʃueri/) begin with a similar written sequence but have completely different endings and stress.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.