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全休止符 — meaning in English

quán xiū zhǐ fú

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English meaning

  • breather noun A short break or pause to rest.
  • downtime noun A period when a system or machine is out of action, often due to a fault.
  • lull noun A temporary period of calm or reduced activity.
  • recess noun A break from an activity or from regular proceedings, especially in a school, court, or legislature.
  • rest noun Relief from work or activity, especially by sleeping or relaxing.

Senses

全休止符 is used for these senses in English:

  • breather A short break; a rest or respite.
  • downtime Time lost due to the failure of some system or machinery, such as a computer crash or power outage.
  • lull A period of reduced activity; a respite.
  • recess (Australia, Britain, North America, Philippines, education) A time away from studying during the school day for a meal or recreation.
  • rest (music, countable) A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.

breather — full definition

  1. noun A short break or pause to rest.
  2. noun A vent that lets air in or out of an enclosed mechanical space, such as a crankcase.

downtime — full definition

  1. noun A period when a system or machine is out of action, often due to a fault.
  2. noun Free time set aside to rest and recover between periods of activity.

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