hiatus

英 [haɪˈeɪtəs]

美 [haɪˈeɪtəs]

n.  间断; 停滞; 空隙; (尤指文章或说话中的)缺漏，漏字，漏句

GRETEM8

BNC.19416 / COCA.14945

牛津词典

noun

• 间断；停滞
  a pause in activity when nothing happens
• 空隙；（尤指文章或说话中的）缺漏，漏字，漏句
  a space, especially in a piece of writing or in a speech, where sth is missing

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 间歇;间断;空隙;缺漏
  Ahiatusis a pause in which nothing happens, or a gap where something is missing.
  1. Diplomatic efforts to reach a settlement resume today after a two-week hiatus...
     为寻求解决方案而进行的外交谈判在中断了两周之后于今天重新开始。
  2. There was a hiatus in his acting life.
     他的演艺生涯曾一度中断。

英英释义

noun

• a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure
  Synonym:foramen
• a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript)
• an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
  Synonym:suspensionrespitereprieveabatement

双语例句

• The hiatus will therefore take place as planned, but over three days rather than four.
  交易中断还是会像先前计划的一样发生，但只有三天而非以前所认为的四天。
• Japan and China resumed high-level defence meetings in November after a three-year hiatus.
  去年11月，在中断3年之后，日本和中国重新启动了两国间的高层防务会议。
• I guess I am going to have to extend my hiatus from work a little longer.
  我猜可能要休息更长的时间才能恢复工作。
• After a brief hiatus over the summer, the Chinese currency saga is returning for its fall season.
  在短暂消停了一个夏季之后，有关人民币汇率的长篇故事又要进入秋季篇了。
• To explore the effect of tentorium cerebelli hiatus incision of severe brain injury complicated from tentorial herniation.
  探讨小脑幕裂孔切开术在救治重度颅脑损伤合并颞叶钩回疝的作用。
• I am on a seasonal hiatus from work right now, so I am taking requests.
  我是从工作的季节性现在中断，所以，我带的要求。
• A hiatus is the total interval of geologic time.
  一个沉积间断是地质时间的总间隔。
• There was a hiatus between the departure of the old principal and the atrival of the new one.
  在老校长离任后和新校长到来之前有一段间隙。
• After a three week hiatus, I've finally returned to my blog.
  隔了三个星期后，我回到了我的博客。
• There's a hiatus, where she's considering whether or not she is going to receive a message.
  这是一个间隙，这时她在想她是否会得到一个启示。