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respite

/res-pit/US // ˈrɛs pɪt //UK // (ˈrɛspɪt, -paɪt) //

喘息,休养生息,暂休,喘息之机

Related Words

reprieve缓刑,赦免,缓和,缓刑期interruption中断,中辍,中断事件,中断作用breathing space呼吸空间,喘息空间,喘息的空间,呼吸的空间layoff裁员,解雇,裁减,遣散letup启动,跃进,创业,开始downtime宕机时间,停工时间,停工期,停工hiatus停顿,暂停,暂停服务,歇业breather呼吸器,呼吸机,吸气机,吸气器recess小憩,休会,休会期间,小息relief救济,救灾,救援,解救relaxation放松,松弛,放轻松,放宽truce休战,停战,休战协议,休战状态lull忽悠,冷清,忽冷忽热,冷淡pardon赦免,赦免书,赦免令,赦免权deferment延期,延期付款,缓期执行,递延rest休息时间,休息,休息时,休息区deliverance拯救,解救,救助,救赎exculpation开脱罪责,开脱,脱罪,开脱罪名delay延迟,拖延,拖延时间,延误ease缓解,减轻,舒适度,舒适

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief: to toil without respite.
    • : temporary suspension of the execution of a person condemned to death; reprieve.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    res·pit·ed, res·pit·ing.

    • : to relieve temporarily, especially from anything distressing or trying; give an interval of relief from.
    • : to grant delay in the carrying out of.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounpause, suspension in activity
Synonyms
breather呼吸器,呼吸机,吸气机,吸气器breathing space呼吸空间,喘息空间,喘息的空间,呼吸的空间downtime宕机时间,停工时间,停工期,停工hiatus停顿,暂停,暂停服务,歇业interruption中断,中辍,中断事件,中断作用layoff裁员,解雇,裁减,遣散letup启动,跃进,创业,开始lull忽悠,冷清,忽冷忽热,冷淡recess小憩,休会,休会期间,小息relaxation放松,松弛,放轻松,放宽relief救济,救灾,救援,解救reprieve缓刑,赦免,缓和,缓刑期truce休战,停战,休战协议,休战状态acquittal无罪释放,无罪开释,宣判无罪,无罪判决adjournment休会,休庭,休会期,休会期间break突破,休息,断裂,断breath呼吸,口气,呼气,呼吸声cessation戒断,戒烟,停止,戒酒deadlock僵局,死锁,困局,僵持deferment延期,延期付款,缓期执行,递延delay延迟,拖延,拖延时间,延误deliverance拯救,解救,救助,救赎discharge排放,排出,遣散,排放问题ease缓解,减轻,舒适度,舒适exculpation开脱罪责,开脱,脱罪,开脱罪名five五,五个,五位,五名forgiveness宽恕,赦免,饶恕,恕我直言halt停住,停顿,停止,驻足immunity免疫力,豁免权,免疫能力,免疫intermission中场休息,中场休息时,中场休息时间,间歇期interregnum间歇期,空档期,间隔期,年间interval间隔,间隙,间歇期,间隔时间leisure休闲,闲暇,闲暇时,消闲moratorium暂缓执行,暂缓期,暂缓,暂停期pardon赦免,赦免书,赦免令,赦免权postponement延期,推迟,延迟,延期付款protraction拖延时间,延长时间,延长,拖延症release释放,发布,发行,发布会rest休息时间,休息,休息时,休息区stay逗留,保持,逗留时间,留stop停止,停下来,停,停住ten十,十个,十位,第十time时间,时代,时期,时coffee break咖啡时间,茶歇,咖啡休息时间,茶歇时间time out超时,超时了,计时,超时空

Examples

  • I struggle with the same financial and mental challenges as non-autistics, and the suffering we are all enduring is far too steep a price to pay for a temporary respite from my acting gig as a neurotypical person.

  • Sports have prevailed, however, and despite some jarring changes, the major sports leagues have managed to provide a respite from the news and keep fans cheering, even if they have to do so remotely.

  • For the winter break, Barber’s assignments include taking a respite from technology, spending time with family, eating good food, reading a book for fun, getting outside and performing a random act of kindness.

  • Heads quickly turned to the right-wing Twitter alternative Parler—which seemed to be a logical place of respite for the digitally de-throned president.

  • From prelift power breakfasts to apres-ski steaks in an Old West saloon, here’s where to eat when you’re not on the slopesSun Valley, Idaho, has been a favorite adventure getaway and celebrity respite for almost a century.

  • Scientific observation, rather than being a place of respite from fear, itself has become something else to rail against.

  • The Michigan waiver benefits include, besides the staff at home, respite care and environmental adaptations.

  • There is no respite from the destruction as I drive into the UNRWA compound.

  • He admits that drugs may have saved his life early on because they offered respite from the sadness.

  • Jimmy Fallon's uncontainable glee is a welcome respite from late night's usual smarm and snark, but that's Fallon's thing.

  • On the whole,91 it may be seriously doubted whether the respite extended beyond a couple of months, or even six weeks.

  • He had a moment's respite now, for Fortunio stung—though lightly was not likely to come again until he had others to support him.

  • Under Gordian and Philip a respite was again granted to the persecuted church.

  • I never slept, except by day, when exhausted nature at length claimed some respite.

  • We can also understand the eagerness with which the Roman welcomed a respite from civic and social duties.

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