breathing space

英 [ˈbriːðɪŋ speɪs]

美 [ˈbriːðɪŋ speɪs]

n.  短暂休息; 喘息时间

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牛津词典

noun

• 短暂休息；喘息时间
  a short rest in the middle of a period of mental or physical effort

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR （两项活动之间）喘息的时间
  Abreathing spaceis a short period of time between two activities in which you can recover from the first activity and prepare for the second one.
  1. Firms need a breathing space if they are to recover...
     这些公司需要短暂休整才能恢复元气。
  2. We hope that it will give us some breathing space.
     我们希望这能给我们以喘息的机会。

英英释义

noun

• sufficient room for easy breathing or movement
  1. moved to the country to find breathing room
  Synonym:breathing room
• a short respite
  Synonym:breathbreatherbreathing placebreathing spellbreathing time

双语例句

• Lenovo's strong sales in China give it some breathing space and cash flow to sustain losses in overseas markets, says Randy Zhou, analyst at Bank of China International.
  中银国际分析师周诚（RandyZhou）表示，联想在中国的强劲销售，使公司获得了一些喘息空间和现金流，得以支撑在海外市场的亏损。
• They provided much-needed breathing space for a country hit by civil war and unrest.
  他们为这个饱受内战和动乱之苦的国家提供了一个极需休养生息的空间。
• In particular alternating a technical change with a cultural change gives breathing space for changes to settle in.
  特别是交替推动技术变革与文化变革为接受这些改变提供了空间。
• The outer boulevard is their breathing space; the suburbs belong to them.
  城外的林荫路是他们呼吸的地方，郊野是他们的天地。
• Some breathing space is needed to try to renew a dialogue ahead of the games.
  若想在奥运会之前重启对话，需要一些考虑问题的空间。
• "It gives us some breathing space," said a senior German official.
  “它给我们带来了一点喘息的空间，”一名德国高级官员表示。
• The enemy should be permitted no breathing space.
  不要使敌人获得喘息的时间。
• Lower tensions with Taiwan have also given the Chinese military a little breathing space to manoeuvre elsewhere.
  在与台湾的紧张关系缓和后，中国军方得以取得一些喘息空间，并在别处活动。
• We hope that it will give us some breathing space.
  我们希望这能给我们以喘息的机会。
• A return to growth might give Europe some breathing space and head off the chance of political disaster.
  回归增长可能会给欧洲带来一些喘息的空间，并阻断政治灾难的出现。