time-out

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈtaɪm.aʊt/|/ˈtaɪm ˈaʊt/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A short break in the action of a sport, for substitution, consultation, etc.
    — We're being beaten! We need a time-out!
  2. A break from a tense, heated or stressful situation (often enforced, sometimes as a disciplinary measure); a cooling-off period. childish
    — I'm going to take a brief time-out from this job.
  3. A perhaps temporary break in a relationship. informal
  4. The abortion of an incomplete task after a time limit considered long enough for it to end normally.

词形变化

time-outs plural timeout alternative

词源

From time + out.
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