respite的中文意

• 0 a pause or rest from something difficult or unpleasant

  • We worked for hours without respite. 我們一刻不停地工作了好幾個小時。

  • Their teacher was away, so they had a day's respite before their essays were due. 他們的老師外出，所以他們交論文的期限往後拖了一天。