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单词 intermission
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Definition of intermission in English:

intermission

noun ɪntəˈmɪʃ(ə)nˌɪn(t)ərˈmɪʃən
  • 1A pause or break.

    he was granted an intermission in his studies
    mass noun the daily work goes on without intermission
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Your intermission will not be approved until this has been done.
    • Students studying at Monash on a student visa can only apply for an intermission if they have a medical condition or there is a serious illness in the family.
    • Typically, approximately ten intermissions are produced each cycle having a duration of approximately 0.8 m seconds.
    • If you are a candidate for a doctoral degree or masters by research, you may apply for an intermission of studies.
    • It is also important to leave time for discussion during the activity, through the use of predetermined or spontaneous pauses or intermissions.
    • You may wish to request a period of intermission from your course if you become ill and are unable to undertake your course.
    • Vacation literally means an intermission, a period of rest, a break from routine, a time for recreation or a pause from work.
    • There were no regular time schedules for classes and no intermissions between them.
    • You may have to take an intermission for a pee break around track 10, but if you crank it loud enough (which you'll want to) you won't miss a beat.
    • During the intermission you are considered to be a student of the university for the period of the intermission.
    Synonyms
    interval, interlude, entr'acte, break, recess, pause, rest, respite, breathing space, lull, gap, stop, stoppage, halt
    cessation, suspension, stopping, pausing, breaking off, discontinuation
    informal let-up, breather, time out, downtime
    Australian/New Zealand informal smoko
    archaic surcease
    1. 1.1 An interval between parts of a play, film, or concert.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In the intermission of the premiere, the guests looked distinctly sheepish.
      • A show is structured differently from a film, with an intermission planned in the middle.
      • During intermission, Michael and Ashley visited the backstage area, where the musicians rested until the finale of the concert.
      • Sam could only guess the auditorium was packed, judging by the noise during intermissions.
      • Usually the films are shown in Indian cinemas with a lengthy intermission between the two parts.
      • First onstage following the intermission was a single dancer wearing a flight attendant's uniform.
      • If one complaint can be made, it's the fact that an intermission had to be inserted smack dab in the middle of this blistering musical celebration.
      • Yet should one recommend a play for its intermission?
      • Grab your food and drink during commercials and leave your bathroom visits for intermissions or halftimes.
      • Refreshments will be available before and after the concert, and during intermission.
      • At the intermission, Murai came backstage and toweled off his glistening face.
      • I only did that with 3 or 4 minutes left to go in the intermission.
      • Then, after the intermission, the curtain parted and The Band appeared.
      • I am not quite sure what was Rose's dilemma; mine was whether or not to leave at intermission.
      • Either it's an instant hit with playgoers or it leaves them scratching their head during intermission.
      • And then, after the intermission, the puppets take the stage.
      • During the intermission we both left the studio theatre for a jar and a smoke.
      • At the intermission I asked my mum how she enjoyed it.
      • Remember how long movies used to have intermissions?
      • There in Germany, they still had intermissions for movies.
      Synonyms
      interlude, entr'acte, break, recess, pause, gap

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin intermissio(n-), from the verb intermittere (see intermit).

 
 

Definition of intermission in US English:

intermission

nounˌɪn(t)ərˈmɪʃənˌin(t)ərˈmiSHən
  • 1A pause or break.

    he was granted an intermission in his studies
    the daily work goes on without intermission
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Your intermission will not be approved until this has been done.
    • You may have to take an intermission for a pee break around track 10, but if you crank it loud enough (which you'll want to) you won't miss a beat.
    • There were no regular time schedules for classes and no intermissions between them.
    • Students studying at Monash on a student visa can only apply for an intermission if they have a medical condition or there is a serious illness in the family.
    • Vacation literally means an intermission, a period of rest, a break from routine, a time for recreation or a pause from work.
    • It is also important to leave time for discussion during the activity, through the use of predetermined or spontaneous pauses or intermissions.
    • During the intermission you are considered to be a student of the university for the period of the intermission.
    • If you are a candidate for a doctoral degree or masters by research, you may apply for an intermission of studies.
    • You may wish to request a period of intermission from your course if you become ill and are unable to undertake your course.
    • Typically, approximately ten intermissions are produced each cycle having a duration of approximately 0.8 m seconds.
    Synonyms
    interval, interlude, entr'acte, break, recess, pause, rest, respite, breathing space, lull, gap, stop, stoppage, halt
    1. 1.1 An interval between parts of a play, movie, or concert.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • And then, after the intermission, the puppets take the stage.
      • Either it's an instant hit with playgoers or it leaves them scratching their head during intermission.
      • Then, after the intermission, the curtain parted and The Band appeared.
      • Grab your food and drink during commercials and leave your bathroom visits for intermissions or halftimes.
      • First onstage following the intermission was a single dancer wearing a flight attendant's uniform.
      • During the intermission we both left the studio theatre for a jar and a smoke.
      • In the intermission of the premiere, the guests looked distinctly sheepish.
      • Usually the films are shown in Indian cinemas with a lengthy intermission between the two parts.
      • I only did that with 3 or 4 minutes left to go in the intermission.
      • Sam could only guess the auditorium was packed, judging by the noise during intermissions.
      • Remember how long movies used to have intermissions?
      • Refreshments will be available before and after the concert, and during intermission.
      • There in Germany, they still had intermissions for movies.
      • Yet should one recommend a play for its intermission?
      • During intermission, Michael and Ashley visited the backstage area, where the musicians rested until the finale of the concert.
      • If one complaint can be made, it's the fact that an intermission had to be inserted smack dab in the middle of this blistering musical celebration.
      • A show is structured differently from a film, with an intermission planned in the middle.
      • At the intermission I asked my mum how she enjoyed it.
      • At the intermission, Murai came backstage and toweled off his glistening face.
      • I am not quite sure what was Rose's dilemma; mine was whether or not to leave at intermission.
      Synonyms
      interlude, entr'acte, break, recess, pause, gap

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin intermissio(n-), from the verb intermittere (see intermit).

 
 
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