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

• I must go out for a quick breather.
  我得出去换换脑子了。
• 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。
• Each overlapping the next, with never so much as a week's breather in between.
  情事彼此重叠，之间从没有一个星期的喘息时间。
• Breather holes are provided at the concave place.
  凹位处设置有通气孔。
• They can also be connected with breather pipe through the connector installed in the pendant.
  他们可以通过安装在下摆内的连接口与呼吸道相连。
• 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。
• But we all must take a breather.
  但是我们必须稍作休息。
• 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。
• Breather valve and flame arrestor are indispensable safety devices.
  可见呼吸阀，阻火器是储罐不可缺少的安全设施。
• This shows you up a late breather and how much harder it is to do that.
  这是一段吸气过晚的镜头，你看他游得多累啊。