respite

喘息、短暫的休息、歇息

The long weekend gave us a welcome respite from work.

這個連假讓我們得以暫時從工作中喘口氣。

緩解、暫時的舒緩

The new medication offered only brief respite from the pain.

新藥只讓疼痛得到短暫的緩解。

延期、緩期正式

The court granted the prisoner a respite of two weeks.

法院准許該囚犯緩期兩週執行。

使暫緩、暫緩執行正式

The sentence was respited until the appeal was heard.

該判決在上訴審理前暫緩執行。