单词
respite
英 ['respaɪt; -spɪt]
美['rɛspɪt]
基本信息
- n. 缓解；暂缓；暂时的休息；缓期执行
- vt. 使缓解；使暂缓；使延期；缓期执行
英英释意
- 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
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