respite
英 ['respa?t; -sp?t]
美['r?sp?t]
- n. 緩解；暫緩；暫時的休息；緩期執(zhí)行
- vt. 使緩解；使暫緩；使延期；緩期執(zhí)行
英英釋意
- 1. a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
- 2. a pause from doing something (as work);
- "we took a 10-minute break"
- "he took time out to recuperate"
- 3. an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
- 4. a pause for relaxation;
- "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"
- 5. the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment