breather

Word family  noun breath breather breathing adjective breathless breathy verb breathe adverb breathlessly

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++breath·er /ˈbriːðə $ -ər/ noun  have/take a breather informalPAUSE to stop what you are doing for a short time in order to rest, especially when you are exercising 〔尤指锻炼时〕休息一下，喘一口气 → heavy breather

Examples from the Corpus

breather• She is playing her five starters almost exclusively, putting in B and Sandie just long enough to give some one a breather.• Members of political action committees might have hoped for a little breather before being hit up again for money.• In March, Northampton won a two-month breather from a winding-up order on more than £13,000 owed to a printing firm.• With publishers taking a slight breather after the Christmas rush, winter can be a slow season for books.

breath·er nounChineseSyllable  

you for stop to what a are doing Corpus

breather
breath‧er /ˈbriːðə $ -ər/ nounhave/take a breather informal to stop what you are doing for a short time in order to rest, especially when you are exercising
⇨ heavy breather

breatherBrE /ˈbriːðə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbriːðər/ 🔊 noun (informal) a short pause for rest or to relax 短暂的休息◆to take/have a breather 歇一下◆Tell me when you need a breather. 你需要休息时就告诉我。🔊🔊◆a five-minute breather休息五分钟  ➡  see also heavy breather