res·pite
noun/ˈrespaɪt/
/ˈrespɪt/
[singular, uncountable]- 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 somebody who is old, ill, etc. so that the people who usually care for them can have a rest)
暂托护理（=为年老、生病等的人安排的临时护理，以便平时照顾他们的人可以休息）
Synonyms restrestbreak ▪ respite ▪ time out ▪ breathing spaceThese are all words for a short period of time spent relaxing.rest a period of relaxing, sleeping or doing nothing after a period of activity:- We stopped for a well-earned rest.
我们停下来做个应有的休息。
- Let’s take a break.
咱们休息会儿吧。
- The drug brought a brief respite from the pain.
药物暂时缓解了疼痛。
- Take time out to relax by the pool.
去游泳池边歇一歇吧。
- 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 Examples- The 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
- The drug brought a brief respite from the pain.
- a short delay allowed before something difficult or unpleasant must be done
短暂的延缓；喘息 - His creditors agreed to give him a temporary respite.
他的债权人同意给他一个喘息的机会。
- His creditors agreed to give him a temporary respite.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French respit, from Latin respectus ‘refuge, consideration’.