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

• In Asia, says Prof Chan, the crisis has simply given financial educators and trainers a breathing space.
  陈家乐教授表示，在亚洲，此次危机让金融教育者和培训者获得一个喘息的空间。
• 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。
• "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。
• What is needed, above all, is a breathing space.
  总的说来，就是需要一个喘息的间隔。
• It will give a breathing space for the peasants and, by removing the cause leading to revolt, will unite all forces in finding the way to industrial recovery.
  它将给农民以喘息的机会，排除了引起反叛的原因，才可以团结一切力量寻求工业发展的道路。
• This was a significant announcement, and will provide Greece and its creditors with breathing space.
  这一声明意义重大，将为希腊及其债权人提供喘息空间。
• Both the US and the eurozone seem, for now, to be between crises. Investors should use this breathing space to study the bigger picture.
  美国与欧元区似乎都暂时渡过了危机。投资者应利用这一喘息之机，研究一下更宏观的局势。
• The package will give everyone breathing space to reassess the banks'balance sheets.
  这项计划给各商业银行喘息的机会，重新评估各自的资产负债表。
• It is entirely wrong to do without, leave no interval and allow no breathing space.
  不要休整，不要间歇，不要喘一口气，这是完全错误的。
• But tough IMF conditions will help, and with breathing space they can pace the cuts so growth can return sooner.
  但严苛的imf附加条件将会有所帮助，并且，在有了喘息时间的情况下，它们可以调整减债步伐，以推动经济早日恢复增长。