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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
respite
1. a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
reprieve
• Derivationally related forms:
reprieve (for: reprieve)
• Hypernyms:
relief, ease
2. a pause from doing something (as work) (Freq. 2)
- we took a 10-minute break
- he took time out to recuperate
• Syn:
recess, break, time out
• Derivationally related forms:
break (for: break), recess (for: recess)
• Hypernyms:
pause
• Hyponyms:
spring break
3. an interruption in the intensity or amount of something (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
suspension, reprieve, hiatus, abatement
• Derivationally related forms:
abate (for: abatement), suspend (for: suspension)
• Hypernyms:
interruption, break
• Hyponyms:
defervescence, remission, remittal, subsidence
4. a pause for relaxation
- people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests
• Syn:
rest, relief, rest period
• Derivationally related forms:
rest (for: rest)
• Hypernyms:
pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension
• Hyponyms:
breath, breather, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time
5. the act of reprieving;
postponing or remitting punishment
• Syn:
reprieve
• Derivationally related forms:
reprieve (for: reprieve)
• Topics:
law, jurisprudence
• Hypernyms:
clemency, mercifulness, mercy
postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
• Syn:
reprieve
• Derivationally related forms:
reprieve (for: reprieve)
• Hypernyms:
postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table,
shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
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