respite
US: /ˈɹɛspɪt/
UK: /ɹˈɛspaɪt/
UK: /ɹˈɛspaɪt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
respite /'respait/
- danh từ
- sự hoãn (thi hành bản án, trừng phạt...)
- thời gian nghỉ ngơi
- a respite from hard work: sự nghỉ ngơi sau lúc làm việc nặng nhọc
- ngoại động từ
- hoãn (thi hành một bản án...)
- to respite a condement man: hoãn án tử hình cho một người
- cho (ai) nghỉ ngơi
- (y học) làm đỡ trong chốc lát
- hoãn (thi hành một bản án...)
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun [sing., U]
1 ~ (from sth) a short break or escape from sth difficult or unpleasant: The drug brought a brief respite from the pain. + There was no respite from the suffocating heat. + She continued to work without respite. + respite care (= temporary care arranged for old, mentally ill, etc. people so that the people who usually care for them can have a rest)
2 a short delay allowed before sth difficult or unpleasant must be done: His creditors agreed to give him a temporary respite.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 interval, intermission, break, interruption, recess, breather, rest; holiday, Chiefly US and Canadian vacation:
I haven't had a moment's respite since six o'clock this morning. We are planning a brief respite from work in August
2 pause, delay, hiatus, stay, extension, reprieve, postponement:
After a ten-minute respite, the infernal noise began again.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
brief, moment's, temporary
a moment's respite from the ringing of the phone
| much needed, welcome
VERB + RESPITE
have | bring (sb), give (sb), provide (sb with)
The tablets brought temporary respite from the excruciating pain.
| gain (sb), win (sb)
RESPITE + NOUN
care
PREP.
without ~
The storm continued for two hours without respite.
| ~ from
They had no respite from the demands of their children.
PHRASES
a period of respite
Concise English dictionary
respites|respited|respiting'respaɪt ,pɪt
noun
+a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
+a pause from doing something (as work)
+an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
+a pause for relaxation
+the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
verb
+postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
