respite

美 [ˈrespɪt]
英 [ˈrespaɪt]
  • n.喘息；暂停；暂缓；短暂的延缓
  • v.缓期执行(死刑)；使缓和一下；【军】停付(军人)薪饷；停付(薪金)
  • 网络休息；缓刑；延期
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网络释义

respite
n.
1.
~ (from sth)
暂停；暂缓a short break or escape from sth difficult or unpleasant
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）
2.
短暂的延缓；喘息a short delay allowed before sth difficult or unpleasant must be done
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。

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全部全部,喘息喘息,暂停暂停,暂缓暂缓,短暂的延缓短暂的延缓,缓期执行缓期执行,使缓和一下使缓和一下,停付薪饷停付薪饷,停付停付,休息休息,缓刑缓刑,延期延期
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1.
On the face of it, the trip could scarcely have been a more welcome respite for Mr Aso.
从表面来看，这次出访对麻生来说是再好不过的喘息。
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2.
Fresh data on unemployment claims also suggested that there was no respite in the rapidly deteriorating jobs market.
失业率的最近数据也显示，快速恶化的就业市场未得到任何缓解。
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3.
Some analysts said the rebound might be only a respite from the past week's sharp rise in longer-dated bond yields.
一些分析师表示，此次价格反弹可能只是暂时缓解了过去一周长期债券收益率急升的势头。
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4.
Aside from a brief respite of a year or two when he had a council flat, the London streets have been the only home he's known.
除了在公屋里呆过短暂的一两年外，伦敦的街巷已成为了他所知唯一的家。
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5.
Even so, a short morning stroll was enough to leave your jean-clad correspondent longing for some chilly respite.
纵使如此，清晨短短的漫步已足够让穿着牛仔裤的记者期待着凉爽的休息。
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6.
The fallen angel was finally slain by an uprising within the populace, but none of the Outer Planes would grant his soul any respite.
堕落天使最终被一群起义的平民所杀戮。然而没有一个位面可以给他灵魂安息之所。
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7.
There is an air of order amid all the wild screams and roars, with drink sellers and noodle stalls nearby should you need respite.
在狂野的尖叫和咆哮中周围依然井然有序，附近贩售的饮料和面条随时可为您提供休息。
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8.
At best they try to induce fear and lower the vibrations, but all that does it provide a temporary respite.
它们最多只会试图引起恐惧和较低的振动，但是所有这一切确实证明了它不过是一个苟延残喘。
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9.
but his employer, who speculates from month to month, has no respite from one end of the year to the other.
而他的雇主要投机取巧，从这个月到下一个月，一年到头得不到休息。
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10.
As Ken Rogoff of Harvard University puts it, the Fed is "taking advantage of a respite in the financial crisis to shore up the dollar" .
正如哈佛大学的肯•罗果夫所说的，联邦正在“利用金融危机中的暂缓来支援美元”。
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