breathing space

美 [ˈbriːðɪŋ speɪs]英 [ˈbriːðɪŋ speɪs]
  • n.喘息时间;短暂休息

复数: breathing spaces

breathing spacebreathing space

noun

C U短暂休息;喘息时间
a short rest in the middle of a period of mental or physical effort

break

These are all words for a short period of time spent relaxing.以上各词均表示短暂的休息。

a short period of time when you stop what you are doing and rest or eat指间歇、休息:

Let's take a break .

咱们休息一会儿吧。

a period of relaxing, sleeping or doing nothing after a period of activity指休息时间、睡眠时间:

We stopped for a well-earned rest.

我们停下来作个应有的休息。

( informal ) a short pause in an activity to rest or relax指活动进行中的短暂休息:

a five-minute breather

五分钟的休息

a short pause in the middle of a period of mental or physical effort指脑力或体力活动期间的短暂休息、喘息时间:

This delay gives the party a breathing space in which to sort out its policies.

这一延误使该党有了喘息之机来厘定其政策。

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.

a short break from sth difficult or unpleasant指从困境或不愉快、不舒适的状态中得到的暂缓、暂停:

The drug brought a brief respite from the pain.

药物暂时缓解了疼痛。

( informal , especially NAmE ) time for resting or relaxing away from your usual work or studies指暂停工作或学习的时间:

Take time out to relax by the pool.

去游泳池边歇一歇吧。

breathing space

频次

  • 1
    N-VAR (两项活动之间)喘息的时间
    A breathing space is a short period of time between two activities in which you can recover from the first activity and prepare for the second one.

    Firms need a breathing space if they are to recover...

    这些公司需要短暂休整才能恢复元气。

noun

1
sufficient room for easy breathing or movement
moved to the country to find breathing room
Synonym: breathing room
2
a short respite
Synonym: breath breather breathing place breathing spell breathing time

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  1. But tough IMF conditions will help , and with breathing space they can pace the cuts so growth can return sooner .

    但严苛的imf附加条件将会有所帮助,并且,在有了喘息时间的情况下,它们可以调整减债步伐,以推动经济早日恢复增长。

  2. It provides a breathing space for other pastures to grow some cover before they are grazed in their turn .

    让其它草场转入放牧之前,有一个喘息时间以长出一些牧草。

  3. This delay gives the party a breathing space in which to sort out its policies .

    这一延误使该党有了喘息之机来厘定其政策。

  4. We hope that it will give us some breathing space .

    我们希望这能给我们以喘息的机会。

  5. Firms need a breathing space if they are to recover

    这些公司需要短暂休整才能恢复元气。

  6. At any rate , chance had given him some breathing space .

    无论如何,机会给了他一定的喘息空间。

  7. What is needed , above all , is a breathing space .

    总的说来,就是需要一个喘息的间隔。

  8. " It gives us some breathing space , " said a senior German official .

    “它给我们带来了一点喘息的空间,”一名德国高级官员表示。

  9. He felt he needed a breathing space between school and university and took a year out .

    他觉得在念完中学与上大学之间他需要一段休整期,于是便休学一年。

  10. This would give banks breathing space to meet capital standards while the housing market stabilised .

    这将给银行带来喘息空间,让它们达到资本金要求,也让房市趋稳。

  11. This phrase buys you time and breathing space .

    这句话为你赢得了思考的时间,你大可喘口气。

  12. Spacers were also used to give a little breathing space to the radio buttons .

    间距器还可用于在单选按钮之间安插一点距离。

  13. I needed some breathing space .

    我需要休整的时间。

  14. The package will give everyone breathing space to reassess the banks'balance sheets .

    这项计划给各商业银行喘息的机会,重新评估各自的资产负债表。

  15. Objective : To investigate the treatment of pediatric asthmatic bronchitis attack of breathing space .

    目的:观察治疗小儿喘息性气管炎喘息发作的疗效。

  16. The enemy should be permitted no breathing space .

    不要使敌人获得喘息的时间。

  17. A return to growth might give Europe some breathing space and head off the chance of political disaster .

    回归增长可能会给欧洲带来一些喘息的空间,并阻断政治灾难的出现。

  18. They provided much-needed breathing space for a country hit by civil war and unrest .

    他们为这个饱受内战和动乱之苦的国家提供了一个极需休养生息的空间。

  19. It is entirely wrong to do without , leave no interval and allow no breathing space .

    不要休整,不要间歇,不要喘一口气,这是完全错误的。

  20. Some breathing space is needed to try to renew a dialogue ahead of the games .

    若想在奥运会之前重启对话,需要一些考虑问题的空间。

  21. Lower tensions with Taiwan have also given the Chinese military a little breathing space to manoeuvre elsewhere .

    在与台湾的紧张关系缓和后,中国军方得以取得一些喘息空间,并在别处活动。

  22. This was a significant announcement , and will provide Greece and its creditors with breathing space .

    这一声明意义重大,将为希腊及其债权人提供喘息空间。

  23. The outer boulevard is their breathing space ; the suburbs belong to them .

    城外的林荫路是他们呼吸的地方,郊野是他们的天地。

  24. There were some who believed that a breathing space from structural reform was required after the Koizumi administration .

    一些人认为,小泉政府当政期后,应有一段停止结构性改革的休息期。

  25. If European governments do not use their new breathing space to control spending , financial markets will get dangerously restless again .

    如果欧洲各国政府不利用刚刚获得的喘息之机控制支出,金融市场将再度动荡起来,从而造成隐患。

  26. This way , the garbage collector will obtain more breathing space , decreasing the probability of a full GC .

    通过这种方式,垃圾收集器将获得更多空间并减少完全GC的可能性。

  27. WaMu still has some financial breathing space before the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation feels compelled to act .

    在联邦存款保险公司(fdic)感到必须要采取行动前,wamu在财务方面仍有一些喘息的空间。

  28. With the economy poised for recovery , some homeowners in negative equity may need to be allowed some breathing space .

    随经济渐有起色,有些负资产按揭供款人可能需要一些喘息空间。

  29. In Asia , says Prof Chan , the crisis has simply given financial educators and trainers a breathing space .

    陈家乐教授表示,在亚洲,此次危机让金融教育者和培训者获得一个喘息的空间。

  30. While many of these companies might find their profits squeezed , they are often controlled by local governments , which gives them more financial breathing space .

    虽然很多此类企业的利润率可能受到挤压,但它们通常是由地方政府控制,因而具备一定的资金缓冲余地。