respite

英 ['respaɪt] 美 ['respɪt]

• n. 暂缓；缓刑
• vt. 延迟；推延

英英释义

Noun:

1. a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort

2. a pause from doing something (as work);

   "we took a 10-minute break"
   "he took time out to recuperate"
   

3. an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

4. a pause for relaxation;

   "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"
   

5. the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment

Verb:

1. postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. His Divine Mother would allow him no respite till he had left behind the entire realm of duality with its visions, experiences, and ecstatic dreams.
   他的神圣母亲并没有允许他暂缓，直到他已经离开拥有各种异像，体验和入迷的梦的整个二元领域为止。

经典引文

• A short respite in the bombing.

  出自： N. Monsarrat

• A respite from guilt.

  出自： G. Daly

词汇搭配

• without respite 不停歇地
• without a respite 不停歇地
• Payment respite 延期付款
• put on respite [经] 延期

近反义词

【近义词】

• relief 减轻
• break 打碎
• breather 呼吸者
• reprieve 暂缓处刑
• lull 使安静
• rest 剩余的部分
• recess 休息
• pause 暂停
• interruption 打岔
• intermission 中止
• interval 间隔
• relaxation 消遣
• relieve 救济
• breath 呼吸
• truce 休战
• plateau 高原
• interlude 中间
• interpreter 口译员
• hiatus 裂缝
• breathing space 休息时间
• letup 停止
• let-up 1
• delay 耽搁
• postponement 推迟
• adjournment 延期
• time out 暂停
• rest period 休眠期
• abatement 减少
• suspension 暂停