Word · Frequency #16731
moratorium
暂停；中止
suspension of an ongoing activity
- 1.
An authorization to a debtor, permitting temporary suspension of payments.
允许债务人暂停付款的授权
- 2.
A suspension of an ongoing activity.
暂停；中止
- 3.
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.
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
延期偿付；延缓履行；允许债务人暂停付款的授权；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；延期偿付；暂停；[法] 延期偿付
In use
The city government has announced a moratorium on new parking-meter installations until the traffic study is finished.
Many conservation groups are urging a moratorium on single-use plastic bags while recycling systems improve.
The company placed a six-month moratorium on hiring new staff during the budget review.
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。
declare/impose a moratorium on sth
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。
Connections
Collocations
- declare a moratorium on
- 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。
- impose a moratorium on
- 对…实施暂停
- The council imposed a moratorium on rent increases.市议会暂停了房租上涨。
- lift a moratorium on
- 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。
- call for a moratorium on
- 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。
- a moratorium on debt repayments
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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