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

• Japan and China resumed high-level defence meetings in November after a three-year hiatus.
  去年11月，在中断3年之后，日本和中国重新启动了两国间的高层防务会议。
• My marriage is not ending. It's just on hiatus.
  我的婚姻还没完，只是有点裂缝。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• I was right, it's been a7-year hiatus, or period, between the first Zorro and the second Zorro, and in the film.
  我是对的，在第一部《佐罗》和第二部《佐罗》之间，已经有7年的空隙或期间了，而且在电影中。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。