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

• 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。
• Why don't you take a breather? You've worked nonstop for eight hours already.
  你已不停工作了八小时，为什么不歇歇？
• Let's take a breather before we go on.
  咱喘口气儿再干吧。
• It's only to say that even grief needs to take a breather.
  仅仅是说就算悲哀也需要休息一会儿。
• 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。
• 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。
• But we all must take a breather.
  但是我们必须稍作休息。
• I now have time to take a breather.
  现在我终于有时间喘口气了。
• Relax and take a breather whenever you feel that you need one.
  要放松，什么时候觉得需要休息就休息一下。
• Next month we ll take a breather from bug patterns to tackle some other important topics.
  下个月，我们将暂停错误模式的讨论转而处理其它一些重要的课题。