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

• In Asia, says Prof Chan, the crisis has simply given financial educators and trainers a breathing space.
  陈家乐教授表示，在亚洲，此次危机让金融教育者和培训者获得一个喘息的空间。
• WaMu still has some financial breathing space before the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation feels compelled to act.
  在联邦存款保险公司（fdic）感到必须要采取行动前，wamu在财务方面仍有一些喘息的空间。
• 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。
• Easy-flowing conversation Value small talk: It's a good way of warming up for a more interesting conversation and provides a breathing space to relax.
  轻松舒畅的谈话看重闲谈：这是进行更加有趣谈话的热身，提供了放松的呼吸空间。
• Both the US and the eurozone seem, for now, to be between crises. Investors should use this breathing space to study the bigger picture.
  美国与欧元区似乎都暂时渡过了危机。投资者应利用这一喘息之机，研究一下更宏观的局势。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• This way, the garbage collector will obtain more breathing space, decreasing the probability of a full GC.
  通过这种方式，垃圾收集器将获得更多空间并减少完全GC的可能性。
• 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。