breathing space

英 [ˈbriːðɪŋ speɪs]

美 [ˈbriːðɪŋ speɪs]

n.  短暂休息; 喘息时间

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牛津词典

noun

• 短暂休息；喘息时间
  a short rest in the middle of a period of mental or physical effort

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR （两项活动之间）喘息的时间
  Abreathing spaceis a short period of time between two activities in which you can recover from the first activity and prepare for the second one.
  1. Firms need a breathing space if they are to recover...
     这些公司需要短暂休整才能恢复元气。
  2. We hope that it will give us some breathing space.
     我们希望这能给我们以喘息的机会。

英英释义

noun

• sufficient room for easy breathing or movement
  1. moved to the country to find breathing room
  Synonym:breathing room
• a short respite
  Synonym:breathbreatherbreathing placebreathing spellbreathing time

双语例句

• Both the US and the eurozone seem, for now, to be between crises. Investors should use this breathing space to study the bigger picture.
  美国与欧元区似乎都暂时渡过了危机。投资者应利用这一喘息之机，研究一下更宏观的局势。
• This was a significant announcement, and will provide Greece and its creditors with breathing space.
  这一声明意义重大，将为希腊及其债权人提供喘息空间。
• It provides a breathing space for other pastures to grow some cover before they are grazed in their turn.
  让其它草场转入放牧之前，有一个喘息时间以长出一些牧草。
• This way, the garbage collector will obtain more breathing space, decreasing the probability of a full GC.
  通过这种方式，垃圾收集器将获得更多空间并减少完全GC的可能性。
• He felt he needed a breathing space between school and university and took a year out.
  他觉得在念完中学与上大学之间他需要一段休整期，于是便休学一年。
• "It gives us some breathing space," said a senior German official.
  “它给我们带来了一点喘息的空间，”一名德国高级官员表示。
• Lenovo's strong sales in China give it some breathing space and cash flow to sustain losses in overseas markets, says Randy Zhou, analyst at Bank of China International.
  中银国际分析师周诚（RandyZhou）表示，联想在中国的强劲销售，使公司获得了一些喘息空间和现金流，得以支撑在海外市场的亏损。
• What is needed, above all, is a breathing space.
  总的说来，就是需要一个喘息的间隔。
• It will give a breathing space for the peasants and, by removing the cause leading to revolt, will unite all forces in finding the way to industrial recovery.
  它将给农民以喘息的机会，排除了引起反叛的原因，才可以团结一切力量寻求工业发展的道路。
• The United States'2009 financial stimulus bill has provided research with breathing space, rather than the sharp shot in the arm that many anticipated.
  2009年美国财政刺激法案提供了一个研究的喘息空间，而不是如大多数预期的尖锐一击。