- respite (from something)
a short break or escape from something difficult or unpleasant 暂停；暂缓 The drug brought a brief respite from the pain. 药物暂时缓解了疼痛。 There was no respite from the suffocating heat. 闷热的天气根本没有缓解。 She continued to work without respite. 她连续工作，没有休息。 respite care (= temporary care arranged for old, mentally ill, etc. people so that the people who usually care for them can have a rest) 暂时托管（为老人或病人提供短期照料以使长期照顾者获得短暂休息）
Synonyms restrest- break
- respite
- time out
- breathing space
- rest a period of relaxing, sleeping or doing nothing after a period of activity:
We stopped for a well-earned rest. 我们停下来作个应有的休息。
- break a short period of time when you stop what you are doing and rest or eat:
Let’s take a break. 咱们休息会儿吧。
- respite a short break from something difficult or unpleasant:
The drug brought a brief respite from the pain. 药物暂时缓解了疼痛。
- time out (especially North American English, informal) time for resting or relaxing away from your usual work or studies:
Take time out to relax by the pool. 去游泳池边歇一歇吧。
- breathing space a short rest in the middle of a period of mental or physical effort:
This delay gives the party a breathing space in which to sort out its policies. 这一延误使该党有了喘息之机来厘定其政策。
- (a) rest/break/respite/time out from something
- to have/take (a) rest/break/time out
- to give somebody (a) rest/break/respite/breathing space
Extra ExamplesThe storm continued for two hours without respite. 暴风雨不间歇地持续了两个小时。 The tablets brought temporary respite from the excruciating pain. 这些药片暂时缓解了剧痛。 They had no respite from the demands of their children. 他们总是被孩子们的要求支得团团转。 a brief respite from the ringing of the phone 没有电话铃响的片刻
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brief
- little
- momentary
- …
- enjoy
- have
- bring (somebody)
- …
- care
- without respite
- respite from
- a period of respite
a short delay allowed before something difficult or unpleasant must be done 短暂的延缓；喘息
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French respit, from Latin respectus ‘refuge, consideration’.