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

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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

• There was a hiatus in his acting life.
  他的演艺生涯曾一度中断。
• Two summers ago, Cecilia took a marital hiatus and was photographed with another man in Paris and New York.
  两年前的夏天，西西莉亚做了婚姻逃兵，还被拍到和另一名男子在巴黎和纽约的身影。
• Clinical research of opening of the tentorial hiatus combined with decompressive craniectomy for treating transtentorial herniation
  小脑幕裂孔切开联合大骨瓣减压术治疗小脑幕切迹疝的临床研究
• The Vampire Diaries Season 4 is on hiatus until April 18.
  停播中的吸血鬼日记第四季将于美国时间4月18日回归。
• There was a hiatus between the departure of the old principal and the atrival of the new one.
  在老校长离任后和新校长到来之前有一段间隙。
• A hiatus is the total interval of geologic time.
  一个沉积间断是地质时间的总间隔。
• Tourists are once again visiting the country's capital after a brief hiatus caused by the war.
  由于战争，游客暂时中断了访问，之后他们又恢复了对该国首都的访问。
• In September 1973, after a summer hiatus, the Year of Europe twitched into life again.
  经过一个夏天的拖延，到1973年9月，欧洲突然恢复了生气。
• I am on a seasonal hiatus from work right now, so I am taking requests.
  我是从工作的季节性现在中断，所以，我带的要求。
• During his hiatus from painting, Mr. Zhang is turning to a different medium: bronze.
  在他暂时脱离创作油画的间隙里，张晓刚开始转向一种不同的创作媒介：铜。