hiatus
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/haɪˈeɪtəs/
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/haɪˈeɪtəs/
A pause or break in something where there is no activity.
The weekly meetings came to a halt, marking a two-week hiatus before they started up again.
週會議暫停了,標誌著兩週的間斷後又重新開始。
A gap or empty space in something, like a piece of writing.
Editors noticed a hiatus in the manuscript that required additional information to fill the gap.
編輯注意到手稿中的一個間斷,需要額外的信息來填補這個缺口。