| 单词 | breather |
| 释义 | breather nounadjective | verb + breather adjective➤little, quick, short短时间的休息➤occasional偶尔休息一下verb + breather➤have, stop for, take休息片刻；喘口气➤need需要休息片刻▸➤enjoy享受片刻的休息▸➤give sb让某人休息片刻◆the weekend will give me a slight breather to finish this work.周末我能喘口气，把这项工作完成。 breather /briːðə(r)/ [countable] (informal) a short pause in an activity to rest or relax（活动进行中的）短暂休息◆can we take a five-minute breather?我们能休息五分钟吗？note 辨析 breather or breathing space?you decide when to take a breather; a breathing space has to be given or won. a breather is for relaxing; a breathing space is for sorting things out. * breather 指自己决定的休息，breathing space 则指要等待机会或主动争取的休息。breather 是为了放松，breathing space 是为了理顺或整理事物。breather/ˈbri:ðə(r) ||; ˈbriðɚ/noun [c] (informal 非正式) a short rest 歇气；片刻的休息: ◇to have / take a breather 歇歇气 breather• ⇨ take a breather breath·er /`briðə; ˈbriːðə/n [c]informal a short rest 【非正式】 短暂的休息，喘一口气:◇let's take a breather. 让我们休息一会儿吧。 |
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