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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• After a three week hiatus, I've finally returned to my blog.
  隔了三个星期后，我回到了我的博客。
• 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。
• Ellen took a long hiatus after her show was cancelled but managed to revive her career several years later.
  她的脱口秀被取消后，艾伦熬过了很长一段时间的空白期，但是几年后就复苏了自己的事业。
• 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。
• There was a hiatus in his acting life.
  他的演艺生涯曾一度中断。
• I'm in my early20s, living back with my parents, taking an indefinite hiatus from college.
  我20岁出头，和我父母住在一起，大学中途辍学。
• 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。