respite

/ ˈrespaɪt /
/ ˈrespɪt /

释义

n. 暂停;暂时缓解;短暂的延缓

自然拼读

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词态

现在分词:respiting

第三人称单数:respites

过去式:respited

过去分词:respited

例句

a brief respite from persecution

暂时停止迫害

There was no respite from the suffocating heat.

闷热的天气根本没有缓解。

SHADE, from the upper cantilevering storey, brings respite and is welcoming in this tropical region.

阴影来自于上层的悬挑部分,在热带地区为小屋带来暂时的休息和欢迎。

It was quite different from the verdant surroundings that we were used to in Slovenia, and respite only came from stopping at the small towns and villages that we came across along the Adriatic coast.

这和我们走过的斯洛文尼亚郁郁葱葱的环境很不一样,只有在走过亚得里亚海长长的海岸线上那些小镇和村庄时,我们才能得到暂时的休息。

近义

n.缓解;暂缓;暂时的休息;[法]缓期执行

remission

vt.使缓解;使暂缓;使延期;[法]缓期执行

stay of execution

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