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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• What is needed, above all, is a breathing space.
  总的说来，就是需要一个喘息的间隔。
• It will give a breathing space for the peasants and, by removing the cause leading to revolt, will unite all forces in finding the way to industrial recovery.
  它将给农民以喘息的机会，排除了引起反叛的原因，才可以团结一切力量寻求工业发展的道路。
• 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。
• 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。