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

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。
There's a hiatus, where she's considering whether or not she is going to receive a message.
这是一个间隙，这时她在想她是否会得到一个启示。
In fact, he once took a hiatus from acting to study shoemaking.
事实上，他曾经一度中断演艺生涯跑去学习制鞋。
At present, the globalization tide, public crisis and public hiatus have protruded the contemporary value of studying the government commonality.
当下全球化浪潮和公共性危机、公共性缺失凸显了政府公共性研究的当代价值。
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。
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；
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。
Two summers ago, Cecilia took a marital hiatus and was photographed with another man in Paris and New York.
两年前的夏天，西西莉亚做了婚姻逃兵，还被拍到和另一名男子在巴黎和纽约的身影。
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。
In September 1973, after a summer hiatus, the Year of Europe twitched into life again.
经过一个夏天的拖延，到1973年9月，欧洲突然恢复了生气。