| 单词 | respite |
| 释义 | respite (once / 1480 pages) nv A respite is a break from something that's difficult or unpleasant. If you're cramming for exams, take an occasional walk to give yourself a respite from the intensity. Respite may look like it rhymes with despite, but this word has a stress on its first syllable (RES-pit). It comes from the Latin word respectus, meaning refuge, but we almost always use respite to describe a time, not a place, of relief. If you've been fighting with your partner, a visit from a friend might offer a brief respite from the argument, but the fight will pick up again when she leaves. WORD FAMILYrespite: respited, respites, respiting USAGE EXAMPLESOur New Year’s wish: a brief respite from reading obituaries. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) Amid such barbarism, is there any respite to allow us to ponder what the violence means and says about how we live? Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) The plane’s shaking provides a short respite from one of Fuente’s least favorite topics of discussion: himself. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) 1n a pause from doing something (as work) Syn|Hypo|Hyper break, recess, time out spring break a week or more of recess during the spring term at school pause temporary inactivity 2n a pause for relaxation Syn|Hypo|Hyper relief, rest, rest period breath, breather, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time a short respite break, intermission, interruption, pause, suspension a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something 3n a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort Syn|Hyper reprieve ease, relief the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress) 4n an interruption in the intensity or amount of something Syn|Hypo|Hyper abatement, hiatus, reprieve, suspension defervescence abatement of a fever as indicated by a reduction in body temperature remission, remittal, subsidencean abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease) resolutionthe subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung) break, interruption some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity 5n the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment Syn|Hyper reprieve clemency, mercifulness, mercy leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice 6v postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution Syn|Hyper reprieve defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table hold back to a later time |
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