respite

英 [ˈrespaɪt]

美 [ˈrespɪt]

n.  暂停; 暂缓; 短暂的延缓; 喘息
v.  延期; 缓期执行（死刑）; 使休息; 使（苦痛等）暂时停止; 使缓和; [军]停付（军人）薪饷

复数：respites　现在分词：respiting　过去式：respited　第三人称单数：respites　过去分词：respited　

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Collins.1 / BNC.11176 / COCA.12950

牛津词典

noun

• 暂停；暂缓
  a short break or escape from sth difficult or unpleasant
  1. The drug brought a brief respite from the pain.
     药物暂时缓解了疼痛。
  2. There was no respite from the suffocating heat.
     闷热的天气根本没有缓解。
  3. She continued to work without respite.
     她连续工作，没有休息。
  4. respite care (= temporary care arranged for old, mentally ill, etc. people so that the people who usually care for them can have a rest)
     暂缓性照料
• 短暂的延缓；喘息
  a short delay allowed before sth difficult or unpleasant must be done
  1. His creditors agreed to give him a temporary respite.
     他的债权人同意给他一个喘息的机会。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING （不快事情中的）喘息，缓解，暂息
  Arespiteis a short period of rest from something unpleasant.
  1. It was some weeks now since they had had any respite from shellfire.
     他们已经好几周没有在炮火中获得任何喘息的机会了。
• N-SING （不快或困难的）暂缓，暂延
  Arespiteis a short delay before a very unpleasant or difficult situation which may or may not take place.
  1. Devaluation would only give the economy a brief respite.
     贬值只能让经济得到暂时的缓解。

英英释义

noun

• a pause from doing something (as work)
  1. we took a 10-minute break
  2. he took time out to recuperate
  Synonym:recessbreaktime out
• the act of reprieving
  Synonym:reprieve
• an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
  Synonym:suspensionreprievehiatusabatement
• a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
  Synonym:reprieve
• a pause for relaxation
  1. people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests
  Synonym:restreliefrest period

verb

• postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
  Synonym:reprieve

双语例句

• This plan enabled the oiler and the correspondent to get respite together.
  这个计划使加油工和记者能一起稍事休息。
• Many analysts see reversals like the one Wednesday as a welcome respite.
  许多分析师认为，要扭转一个星期三是一个受欢迎的喘息。
• Diversification provided some respite, but, overall, most portfolios got mauled.
  多样化投资提供了一些缓解，但是总的来说，大部分投资组合都受到了打击。
• We worked for hours without respite.
  我们不停歇地工作了几个小时。
• We worked all day without a moment's respite.
  我们一刻不停地工作了一整天。
• It was some weeks now since they had had any respite from shellfire.
  他们已经好几周没有在炮火中获得任何喘息的机会了。
• Six months later, Lipatti started X-ray treatment and temporary respite allowed him to resume some touring.
  六个月后，李帕蒂开始X射线治疗，暂时性的缓和允许他恢复一些巡回演出。
• Just this short respite can help stabilize your energy fields and bring you back to center.
  只需要这短暂的休息就可以帮你稳定你的能量场，并带你回到焦点上。
• The carefully designed gardens, calm ponds and exquisite buildings provide a respite for visitors.
  精心设计的豫园，平静如镜的池塘和优美景致的古建筑提供给游客一个休闲之所。
• The markets have been relatively calm of late, but politicians would be foolish to mistake respite for resolution.
  最近市场相对平静，但政客们如果错把喘息当做终结就太愚蠢了。