| 词汇 | give-a-break |
| 释义 | give someone a breakphrase to allow someone some time away from their work or regular activities: 给…一些休息时间;让…有机会搁下日常的活动或工作 I babysit every Friday to give her a break.每周五我都负责照看孩子，好给她一点休息的时间。 Why don't I cook dinner tonight to give you a break? I pick the kids up from school once a week to give her a break. It's hard work being my mother's carer, so I try to give my father a break as often as I can. I could look after the dog this weekend - it would give you a break. informal to stop criticizing or annoying someone, or behaving in an unpleasant way: 停止批评…;饶恕… Give her a break - she's only a child and she didn't mean any harm.饶了她吧——她还只是个孩子，况且她并无恶意。 Oh, give me a break - I'm doing my best here! You're always criticizing me - give me a break! She can't please everybody - give the poor woman a break! Give the guy a break - he's had a terrible year! I think she's only done what a lot of students do and we should give her a break. See also breaknoun(INTERRUPTION) give someone a break | American Dictionarygive someone a breakidiom infml stop criticizing or being angry with someone: Give her a break – she was only five minutes late. |
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