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

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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

• My marriage is not ending. It's just on hiatus.
  我的婚姻还没完，只是有点裂缝。
• Issuance from the real estate sector has also returned after a brief hiatus.
  在短暂中断之后，房地产业也重新开始发债。
• 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。
• In September 1973, after a summer hiatus, the Year of Europe twitched into life again.
  经过一个夏天的拖延，到1973年9月，欧洲突然恢复了生气。
• There was a hiatus in his acting life.
  他的演艺生涯曾一度中断。
• To explore the effect of tentorium cerebelli hiatus incision of severe brain injury complicated from tentorial herniation.
  探讨小脑幕裂孔切开术在救治重度颅脑损伤合并颞叶钩回疝的作用。
• Speaking of mothers, while I'm sure X Japan's hiatus was a difficult time in many ways;
  提起母亲，我确信XJapan（由于成员空缺而造成的）中断期在很多方面都是段难以度过的时期；
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。