breathing space

英 [ˈbriːðɪŋ speɪs]

美 [ˈbriːðɪŋ speɪs]

n.  短暂休息; 喘息时间

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牛津词典

noun

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

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR （两项活动之间）喘息的时间
  Abreathing spaceis a short period of time between two activities in which you can recover from the first activity and prepare for the second one.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

noun

• sufficient room for easy breathing or movement
  1. moved to the country to find breathing room
  Synonym:breathing room
• a short respite
  Synonym:breathbreatherbreathing placebreathing spellbreathing time

双语例句

• What is needed, above all, is a breathing space.
  总的说来，就是需要一个喘息的间隔。
• In particular alternating a technical change with a cultural change gives breathing space for changes to settle in.
  特别是交替推动技术变革与文化变革为接受这些改变提供了空间。
• "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。
• The United States'2009 financial stimulus bill has provided research with breathing space, rather than the sharp shot in the arm that many anticipated.
  2009年美国财政刺激法案提供了一个研究的喘息空间，而不是如大多数预期的尖锐一击。
• The enemy should be permitted no breathing space.
  不要使敌人获得喘息的时间。
• 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。
• I needed some breathing space.
  我需要休整的时间。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。