breather

英 [ˈbriːðə(r)]

美 [ˈbriːðər]

n.  短暂的休息

复数：breathers　

机械

BNC.18959 / COCA.19178

牛津词典

noun

• 短暂的休息
  a short pause for rest or to relax
  1. to take/have a breather
     歇一下
  2. Tell me when you need a breather.
     你需要休息时就告诉我。
  3. a five-minute breather
     休息五分钟

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 短暂休息
  If you take abreather, you stop what you are doing for a short time and have a rest.
  1. Relax and take a breather whenever you feel that you need one.
     要放松，什么时候觉得需要休息就休息一下。

英英释义

noun

• air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes
  Synonym:snorkelschnorkelschnorchelsnorkel breather
• a short respite
  Synonym:breathbreathing placebreathing spacebreathing spellbreathing time

双语例句

• Let's take a breather before we go on.
  咱喘口气儿再干吧。
• I must go out for a quick breather.
  我得出去换换脑子了。
• Why don't you take a breather? You've worked nonstop for eight hours already.
  你已不停工作了八小时，为什么不歇歇？
• It would be nice to get a breather.
  要是能有个喘息时间就好了。
• Next month we ll take a breather from bug patterns to tackle some other important topics.
  下个月，我们将暂停错误模式的讨论转而处理其它一些重要的课题。
• The fresh-air inlet was usually the crankcase breather cap.
  新鲜空气进口一般是曲轴箱通气盖。
• He was so busy that he did not even have a chance to take a breather.
  他实在太忙了，连缓口气的工夫都没有。
• The restrictor is fitted in the breather hose as of the engine numbers specified below.
  自以下指定的发动机号起，节流阀安装在通气软管中。
• I don't feel like a need a breather.
  我不觉得自己像一个需要喘息。
• And sometimes, it seems your community has faded when it is simply taking a breather.
  有时社区可能需要缓一缓劲，但您却认为它衰退了。