moratorium
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/ˌmɔːrəˈtɔːriəm/
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/ˌmɒrəˈtɔːriəm/
a break or pause in doing something, agreed on by everyone involved
The town has decided on a moratorium for building any new houses for now.
該鎮目前決定暫停建造任何新房子。