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intermission

noun
🔊/ˌɪntəˈmɪʃn/
🔊/ˌɪntərˈmɪʃn/
 [countable, uncountable]
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  1. (especially North American English) a short period of time between the parts of a play, film, etc.（戏剧、电影等的）幕间休息，中间休息
    • Coffee was served during the intermission.幕间休息时有咖啡供应。🔊🔊
    • (North American English) After intermission, the second band played.幕间休息后第二支乐队开始演奏。🔊🔊
    This meaning is only [U] in North American English.Topics Film and theatrec2
  2. a period of time during which something stops before continuing again间歇；暂停
    • This state of affairs lasted without intermission for a hundred years.这种局面从未间断地持续了一百年。🔊🔊
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin intermissio(n-), from the verb intermittere, from inter- ‘between’ + mittere ‘let go’.