respite
- n. （不快或困难的）暂缓，暂延；（做不喜欢的事之前的）暂缓，喘息
- v. <罕>暂缓执行（判决），暂缓履行（义务等）
[ 复数 respites 第三人称单数 respites 现在分词 respiting 过去式 respited 过去分词 respited ]
专业释义英英释义
respite [ 'respait, -pit, ri'spait ]
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n.
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a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
同义词： reprieve
- a pause from doing something (as work)
- an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
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a pause for relaxation
同义词： rest relief rest period
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the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
同义词： reprieve
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a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
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v.
postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
同义词： reprieve
以上来源于: WordNet
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
respite /ˈrɛspɪt/ TEM8
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N-SING A respite is a short period of rest from something unpleasant. (某种不快中的) 小间歇 [正式] [also no det, oft N 'from' n]
例：It was some weeks now since they'd had any respite from shellfire.
他们数周在炮火中，中间没任何小的间歇。
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N-SING A respite is a short delay before a very unpleasant or difficult situation which may or may not take place. 暂缓 [正式] [also no det]
例：Devaluation would only give the economy a brief respite.
货币贬值只会给经济一个短时间的暂缓。
双语例句原声例句权威例句
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There was no respite from the suffocating heat.
闷热的天气根本没有缓解。
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Devaluation would only give the economy a brief respite.
货币贬值只会给经济一个短时间的暂缓。
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There will be little respite from the dense data smog, which some researchers fear may be poisonous.
浓密的数据烟雾将不会有所缓解，一些研究者担心这些数据烟雾可能是有毒的。
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Here,the travelers can stay a few nights and eat a good meal, while they take a brief respite from their long and dangerous journey north.
VOA: standard.2009.09.01
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It lasted just a few months and people once we got out of it people thought maybe we're getting a brief--a respite.
它只持续了几个月，人们,曾经我们摆脱了这个时期后人们认为,也许我们得到了一个暂时的缓解和放松。
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