单词 | intermission |
释义 | intermission From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Performingintermissionin‧ter‧mis‧sion /ˌɪntəˈmɪʃən $ -tər-/ noun [countable] especially American EnglishAPPAUSEa short period of time between the parts of a play, concert etc SYN interlude, interval British EnglishExamples from the Corpusintermission• The audience was impressive in size and it was rewarded after intermission.• After the first two films there was an intermission.• Gallery hours are 10 a. m. to 6 p. m. Monday through Friday, and before theatre performances and during intermissions.• During the Apollo 14 flight, another problem arose after the intermittent abort signal mentioned in intermission 3 had been solved.• There will now be a short intermission.• You regularly turned the heating up before the intermission, when the icecream girl appeared.• We talked for a time during the intermission and met afterward for coffee.• The manager stood there till the lights went on for the intermission and the ice cream lady.Origin intermission (1400-1500) Latin intermissio, from intermittere; → INTERMITTENT |
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