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respite

英['respaɪt;-spɪt] 美['rɛspɪt]
  • 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