put on hold

Last night, critics said the plans should be put on hold until a major safety assessment had been conducted.

昨晚，批评人士指出，该计划应于主要的安全评估完成后开始实施。

Meanwhile, the expected meeting of minds between America's newly invigorated trustbusters and Europe's also seems to have been put on hold.

与此同时，刚刚受到鼓舞的美国反垄断官员们与欧洲同行的预期会晤似乎也已经被搁置了。

One of his first acts was to put on hold all regulations issued by Mr Bush that have not yet gone into effect.

而上任后的第一把火，便是命令凡布什总统发布但尚未生效的各项规定暂缓执行。

One thing he disliked even more was calling retailers to see if an item was in stock , only to be put on hold for what seemed an eternity .

令他更讨厌的事情是，当给零售商打电话问询自己想买的东西是否有存货时，使他没有想到的是似乎要等很长的时间才能得到结果。

Twice we were put on hold, because the economics of building the ship just didn't seem to work.

因为造这艘船似乎从经济上来说不可行，所以这个项目中断了两次。

eg. Retribution must be put on hold. It has become a diversion from, and an impediment to, the more important task of fixing the economy.

但惩罚必须暂时停止。它已经变成了对更重要任务——修复经济——的牵制和阻碍。

But Dongtan has been put on hold indefinitely and, save for the bridge-tunnel and a wind farm, close to nothing has been built.

然而，东滩已被搁置。除了桥梁、隧道和风力发电厂，附近几乎没有什么建筑。

During this phase of their marriage, I think, is where a marriage between a man and a woman is put on hold!

在这段时间，我觉得一个纯粹的只由男人与女人组成的“婚姻”受到了约束。

The Rockets' plan to let Tracy McGrady play through the soreness in his left knee was put on hold Wednesday.

火箭希望让麦迪克服左膝的酸痛继续作战的计划今晚暂时停止。

Mr Faber said Danone had put on hold six different lawsuits against Mr Zong in mainland China as a sign of good faith.

范易谋表示，为表明自己善意，达能已搁置了在中国内地针对宗庆后的6起不同诉讼。

High level visits have been put on hold. There is to be a fundamental review of relations with Russia.

另外，美国还宣布将暂停举行两国之间的高层会晤，并将重新审视与俄关系。

The National Convention was put on hold however and the formation of an alliance failed to materialise.

国民大会被搁置、联盟的形成将无法实现。

On immigration, King says national security should be the focus now, and any talk about a path to legalization should be put on hold.

就移民问题，史蒂夫·金称现在应该重点关注国家安全，任何关于通过移民法律的方案的讨论都应该暂缓。

But offerings were largely put on hold during May and part of June as the sovereign-debt crisis grew in Europe.

不过，5月份和6月份的部分时间，债券发行基本暂停，原因是欧洲的主权债务危机愈演愈烈。

The idea was put on hold when sceptics pointed to the tiny pool of teachers able to teach Chinese.

但怀疑派表示中文师资力量严重不足，比约克隆德的提议因此被搁置。

Consumers' consciences have "not been put on hold, " notes Simon Propper of Context, a CSR consultancy. Nor have employees'.

企业社会责任方面的咨询公司Context的SimonPropper说，消费者和员工的良知是不会被控制的。

eg. The department's finances are currently being reviewed so all expense claims have been put on hold for the meantime.

该部门的财务状况目前正在进行审核，所以一切报销已被暂停。

You can mark a task as active if it has been previously put on hold.

如果任务已经暂停了，可以把它标为active。

But right now, increased government spending is just what the doctor ordered, and concerns about the budget deficit should be put on hold.

但在目前，增加政府支出正是一剂良方，而对预算赤字的担忧应当被搁置。

Until Mr Bernanke pledges a decisive break with Mr Greenspan's legacy, his confirmation for another four years should be put on hold.

在伯南克发誓与格林斯潘的传统决裂之前，应该暂缓批准他连任四年。