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

• At present, the globalization tide, public crisis and public hiatus have protruded the contemporary value of studying the government commonality.
  当下全球化浪潮和公共性危机、公共性缺失凸显了政府公共性研究的当代价值。
• This hiatus in American science lasted about four years.
  就美国科学界来说，这段停滞时期持续了四年左右。
• 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。
• Ellen took a long hiatus after her show was cancelled but managed to revive her career several years later.
  她的脱口秀被取消后，艾伦熬过了很长一段时间的空白期，但是几年后就复苏了自己的事业。
• There was a hiatus in his acting life.
  他的演艺生涯曾一度中断。
• If you have friends in common, take a temporary hiatus from them, too.
  如果你和他有共同的朋友，暂时也和他们断开联系。
• Speaking of mothers, while I'm sure X Japan's hiatus was a difficult time in many ways;
  提起母亲，我确信XJapan（由于成员空缺而造成的）中断期在很多方面都是段难以度过的时期；
• In fact, he once took a hiatus from acting to study shoemaking.
  事实上，他曾经一度中断演艺生涯跑去学习制鞋。
• 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。
• 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。