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

GRE TEM8

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

The hiatus will therefore take place as planned, but over three days rather than four.
交易中断还是会像先前计划的一样发生，但只有三天而非以前所认为的四天。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Japan and China resumed high-level defence meetings in November after a three-year hiatus.
去年11月，在中断3年之后，日本和中国重新启动了两国间的高层防务会议。
The Vampire Diaries Season 4 is on hiatus until April 18.
停播中的吸血鬼日记第四季将于美国时间4月18日回归。
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；
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。
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。