Respite
[ 'rɛspɪt ]
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n. 休息期间;缓解，暂缓;延期;（刑罚的）缓期执行;
v. 延期;缓期执行（死刑）;使休息，使（苦痛等）暂时停止，使缓和;[军]停付（军人）薪饷;
📝 例句
I was very glad to see both, for they gave me a respite from my loomy thoughts.
这两者都来得是时候，把我从忧虑不安中解脱出来。
Is there to be no respite for me?
难道我永远得不到谅解了吗？
take a respite from one's work
暂停工作,休息一下
This plan enabled the oiler and the correspondent to get respite together.
这个计划使加油工和记者能一起稍事休息。
The telephone gave me no respite.
电话铃使我不得安宁。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ re-前缀“回、返”,spite-怨恨:短暂休息可往回压一下怨恨
※respire-呼吸,respite-暂时休息,t-似数字“七”:深呼吸七下,可暂时休息一下
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-spect-表示“看”
常见的变体有-spic-、-spit-
📖 牛津释义
respite
n
1 [U, sing] ~ (from sth) interval of rest or relief 休息（时间）; 暂时的缓解或放松
longing for a moment of respite 恨不得歇会儿
work without respite 不停地工作
a brief, welcome respite 短暂的、 愉快的休息
(a) respite from pain, worry, stress, etc 痛苦、 忧虑、 压力等的暂时减轻.
2 [C] delay allowed before an obligation must be fulfilled or a penalty suffered; reprieve （义务的）暂缓履行; （刑罚的）缓期执行; 缓刑
grant sb a respite 准予某人缓刑.
🔁 扩展释义
*['respait]n. 暂缓, 缓期执行vt. 使暂缓【经】 暂缓, 展延, 延期相关词组: without a moment's respite
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📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Your work will get by, but try to improve it.
你的工作还过得去，不过还得努力改进一下。
Necessity (or Need) has (or knows) no law.
需要面前无法律。
Before returning home at night.He took a shower and changed back into his suit.
晚上回家前，他洗个淋浴，重新换上那身黑色西服。