take a breather

英 [teɪk ə ˈbriːðə(r)]

美 [teɪk ə ˈbriːðər]

网络  缓一缓; 减慢节奏; 喘口气

英英释义

verb

• take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
  Synonym:restbreathecatch one's breath

双语例句

• Growth in the first half remained in double figures and the slowdown that did take place felt more like a much-needed breather rather than a looming crisis.
  上半年经济保持两位数增长，虽然步伐的确有所放缓，但给人的感觉更像是亟需的喘息，而非危机的迫近。
• But at the moment,( everything) is just coming too fast, so I still cannot really take a breather to realize what's going on.
  但是现在，一切都太突然，我甚至不能冷静思考接下来会发生什么。
• Asian markets have run fairly hard this year, and we may continue to see some profit taking in the short term, as markets take a breather.
  亚洲市场今年已经大幅度上涨，短期内我们会继续看到获利套现，市场要喘口气。
• In its most recent market report, Van Rees, a Dutch tea trader, said it expected prices to take a breather before taking off again for winter.
  荷兰茶叶交易商VanRees在其最新市场报告中称，预计茶叶价格将短暂休整一番，到冬季将再次上涨。
• Let's take a breather before we go on.
  咱喘口气儿再干吧。
• The implication is that following a flurry of activity to build infrastructure and expand services ahead of an Olympiad, host countries take a breather, with the stock market benefiting from the increased liquidity and reduced inflationary pressures.
  研究报告称：其言下之意是，在经历了奥运会前的基础设施建设和服务扩张热潮之后，主办国稍事喘息，股市从流动性增加和通胀压力减弱中获益。
• The coach told the baseball players to take a breather.
  教练叫棒球员休息一会。
• After a decade of astonishing growth, the Chinese car industry may be about to take a breather.
  经过十年的飞速增长，中国汽车业可能要稍事喘息。
• I've been swamped with paperwork since I came back from my vacation. I haven't even got a chance to take a breather.
  自从我休假回来之后就为文书作业忙得不可开交。我甚至连喘口气的机会都没有。
• Take a breather: Just like schools have recess, children need to have mini-breaks when they're working hard to complete homework or projects, or studying for tests.
  休息一下：就像在学校一样，当孩子们正在努力完成家庭作业或准备复习考试的时候，他们需要休息的时间。