respite

英['respaɪt]美['respɪt]
  • n. 暂缓；缓刑
  • vt. 延迟；推延

    • 记忆方法

    词源记忆法
    来自古法语respit，延迟，来自拉丁语respectus，考虑，思考，来自re-，再，-spect，看，词源同despite，retrospect.比喻用法，即再看再研究，引申词义暂停，暂缓。
      noun(名词)
      1. [ U ] 暂停;暂时中止;暂时缓解
      2. [ S ] 暂缓；短暂的延缓；喘息（时间）

    双解例句

    noun(名词)
    1. [ U ] 暂停;暂时中止;暂时缓解

      We worked for hours without respite.

      我们一刻不停地工作了好几个小时。

    2. [ S ] 暂缓；短暂的延缓；喘息（时间）

      Their teacher was away, so they had a day's respite before their essays were due.

      他们的老师外出，所以他们交论文的期限往后拖了一天。

    小知识

    A respite is a break from something that's difficult or unpleasant. If you're cramming for exams, take an occasional walk to give yourself a respite from the intensity.

    Respite may look like it rhymes with despite, but this word has a stress on its first syllable (RES-pit). It comes from the Latin word respectus, meaning refuge, but we almost always use respite to describe a time, not a place, of relief. If you've been fighting with your partner, a visit from a friend might offer a brief respite from the argument, but the fight will pick up again when she leaves.

    实用短语

    1. payment respite

      延期付款,逾期付款,翻译

    2. no respite

      刻不容缓

    3. respite service

      暂托服务

    4. joyous respite

      欢畅歇息

    5. napper's respite

      火焰兵,安眠睡帽

    6. zone of respite

      间隙之域

    7. respite of appeal

    8. dead men's respite

      死人的暂憩

    单词用法

    变化形式
    第三人称单数： respites过去式： respited过去分词： respited现在分词： respiting

    同义词

    vt.使休息;中断

    break  /  relief  /  interruption  /  recess  /  intermission  /  rest  /  pause  /  breather  /  reprieve  /  lull

    其他释义

    relieve  /  relaxation  /  break  /  relief  /  breather  /  pause  /  breath  /  reprieve  /  interruption  /  lull  /  rest  /  recess  /  truce  /  intermission  /  interlude  /  interval  /  plateau  /  interpreter

    反义词

    labor