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

I'm in my early20s, living back with my parents, taking an indefinite hiatus from college.
我20岁出头，和我父母住在一起，大学中途辍学。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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；
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。
A hiatus is the total interval of geologic time.
一个沉积间断是地质时间的总间隔。
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。