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BNC: 11176 COCA: 12950

respite

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res·pite /ˈrespɪt, -paɪt $ -pɪt/ noun [singular, uncountableU]  
1  PAUSEa short time when something bad stops happening, so that the situation is temporarily better 〔不好事情的〕暂息，暂缓
respite from
 The trip was a welcome respite from the pressures of work.
这次旅行暂时缓解了工作压力，真让人高兴。
 a brief respite from persecution
暂时停止迫害
without respite
 The pain went on without respite.
疼痛一刻也没有缓解。
2  DELAYa short period of time before you have to do something that you do not like 〔做不喜欢的事之前的〕暂缓，暂停，暂息
 We have a few days’ respite before we have to pay them.
我们可以缓几天再付他们钱。
Examples from the Corpus
respite• He obtained from them a respite.• The drug can only provide a brief respite in the pain.• The citizens had only a few days' respite from the conflict, before the shelling began again.• For the Dwarfs it was a much needed respite.• Weathermen yesterday warned that there would be no respite from the gales.• For the next five days we had no respite.• There was no respite from them, nowhere to hide from them.• The noise went on all night, without a single moment's respite.• But the success brought only a short respite.• Some mothers regard work as a welcome respite from the stress of looking after a home and children.• And now the archers were shooting at will, selecting their targets where they best offered, without haste and without respite.
brief respite• However, after a brief respite at Ossett everyone agreed to continue.• Nearby, the remainder of the squadron was stirring after a brief respite in a busy twenty-four period.• Then he, too, requires a brief respite from corporeal entombment.• Follow this to a brief respite and winding shed.• There have only been brief respites.• The brief respite before the pests could fight back reflects the wait for a mutation.
Origin respite
(1200-1300) Old French respit, from Medieval Latin respectus; → RESPECT1
res·pite noun
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BNC: 11176 COCA: 12950
respite

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ADJECTIVE | VERB + RESPITE | RESPITE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤brief, little, momentary, short, temporary短暫的／些許的／片刻的／短時間的／臨時的緩解◇a brief respite from the ringing of the phone沒有電話鈴響的片刻➤much-needed, welcome很需要的休息；受歡迎的休息VERB + RESPITE➤enjoy, have好好休息；暫緩▸➤bring (sb), give (sb), offer (sb), provide (sb with)使（某人）暫時緩解◇The morphine brought temporary respite from the excruciating pain.嗎啡暫時緩解了劇痛。➤need, seek需要暫時的休息；尋求緩解RESPITE + NOUN➤care暫托服務PREPOSITION➤without respite不停歇地◇The storm continued for two hours without respite.暴風雨不間歇地持續了兩個小時。➤respite from從⋯緩解◇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。PHRASES➤a period of respite一段間歇時間
BNC: 11176 COCA: 12950
respite noun
⇨ rest 2
BNC: 11176 COCA: 12950

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