- respite (from something)
a short break or escape from something difficult or unpleasant 暫停；暫緩 The drug brought a brief respite from the pain. 藥物暫時緩解了疼痛。 There was no respite from the suffocating heat. 悶熱的天氣根本沒有緩解。 She continued to work without respite. 她連續工作，沒有休息。 respite care (= temporary care arranged for old, mentally ill, etc. people so that the people who usually care for them can have a rest) 暫時托管（爲老人或病人提供短期照料以使長期照顧者獲得短暫休息）
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. 我們停下來作個應有的休息。
- break a short period of time when you stop what you are doing and rest or eat:
Let’s take a break. 咱們休息會兒吧。
- respite a short break from something difficult or unpleasant:
The drug brought a brief respite from the pain. 藥物暫時緩解了疼痛。
- 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. 去遊泳池邊歇一歇吧。
- 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. 這一延誤使該黨有了喘息之機來厘定其政策。
- (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. 暴風雨不間歇地持續了兩個小時。 The tablets brought temporary respite from the excruciating pain. 這些藥片暫時緩解了劇痛。 They had no respite from the demands of their children. 他們總是被孩子們的要求支得團團轉。 a brief respite from the ringing of the phone 沒有電話鈴響的片刻
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 短暫的延緩；喘息
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French respit, from Latin respectus ‘refuge, consideration’.