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

• 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。
• After the midweek draw with Manchester United, Wenger also suggested Sol Campbell may take a breather.
  在周中踢平曼联后，温格说坎贝尔将会得到休息的机会。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• But we all must take a breather.
  但是我们必须稍作休息。
• Let's take a breather before we go on.
  咱喘口气儿再干吧。
• I now have time to take a breather.
  现在我终于有时间喘口气了。
• 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。
• 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。