time-out
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
這個字我們還沒有寫成教學內容。以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，方便你先看懂它的意思。
time-outnoun/ˈtaɪm.aʊt/
- 1
hobbieslifestylesportsA short break in the action of a sport, for substitution, consultation, etc.
- We're being beaten! We need a time-out!
- 2
A break from a tense, heated or stressful situation (often enforced, sometimes as a disciplinary measure); a cooling-off period.
- I'm going to take a brief time-out from this job.
- Hitting people is not acceptable! Go to your room and take a time-out!
- 3
informalA perhaps temporary break in a relationship.
- 4
communicationcommunicationsThe abortion of an incomplete task after a time limit considered long enough for it to end normally.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。