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

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