respite
noun
formaluk/ˈres.paɪt/us/ˈres.pət/[U]
apauseorrestfrom somethingdifficultorunpleasant:
暂停;暂时中止;暂时缓解Weworkedforhourswithout respite.我们一刻不停地工作了好几个小时。
[S]
ausefuldelaybefore somethingunpleasanthappens:
暂缓;短暂的延缓;喘息(时间)Theirteacherwas away, so they had a day's respite beforetheiressaysweredue.他们的老师外出,所以他们交论文的期限往后拖了一天。
Pauses & interludes
- abeyance
- adjournment
- break
- break-journey
- caesura
- coffee break
- comfort stop
- hiatus
- interlude
- intermission
- interval
- lapse
- lull
- non-continuous
- one-stop
- pause
- plateau
- postponement
- smoko
- suspension
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Peaceful and tranquil
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