take a breather

英 [teɪk ə ˈbriːðə(r)]

美 [teɪk ə ˈbriːðər]

网络缓一缓; 减慢节奏; 喘口气

英英释义

verb

take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
Synonym:restbreathecatch one's breath

But at the moment,( everything) is just coming too fast, so I still cannot really take a breather to realize what's going on.
但是现在，一切都太突然，我甚至不能冷静思考接下来会发生什么。
The coach told the baseball players to take a breather.
教练叫棒球员休息一会。
I've been swamped with paperwork since I came back from my vacation. I haven't even got a chance to take a breather.
自从我休假回来之后就为文书作业忙得不可开交。我甚至连喘口气的机会都没有。
I now have time to take a breather.
现在我终于有时间喘口气了。
Next month we ll take a breather from bug patterns to tackle some other important topics.
下个月，我们将暂停错误模式的讨论转而处理其它一些重要的课题。
Asian markets have run fairly hard this year, and we may continue to see some profit taking in the short term, as markets take a breather.
亚洲市场今年已经大幅度上涨，短期内我们会继续看到获利套现，市场要喘口气。
But we all must take a breather.
但是我们必须稍作休息。
It's only to say that even grief needs to take a breather.
仅仅是说就算悲哀也需要休息一会儿。
Relax and take a breather whenever you feel that you need one.
要放松，什么时候觉得需要休息就休息一下。
After a decade of astonishing growth, the Chinese car industry may be about to take a breather.
经过十年的飞速增长，中国汽车业可能要稍事喘息。