【句子】Take a breather. It’s just a dent.
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【发音】/teɪk/ /ə/ /ˈbriː.ðə(r)/ /ɪts/ /dʒʌst/ /ə/ /dent/
【发音技巧】Take a连读；just a连读；
【翻译】放轻松，不过就是一个小的凹痕而已。
【适用场合】
今天我们来学习一下什么叫做take a breather，其实你也可以说have a breather，一个意思。
下面，我们来看看对应的英文解释：
to take a short pause
或者
If you take a breather, you stop what you are doing for a short time and have a rest.
所以基本可以等同于Relax或者Chill out. 或者
Calm down. 这样的意思；
eg: Relax and take a breather whenever you feel that you need one.
不论啥时候，你觉得想休息了，就放松放松，把手头活儿停了，休息休息。

eg: Tell me when you need a breather.
如果你想停下歇一会儿的话，告诉我。

eg: We are going to have a five-minute breather.
我们将会休息五分钟。

eg: He'd been working hard and felt he needed to take a breather.
他那段时间工作特别忙，后来他觉得自己需要休息休息。

eg: We took a breather after skiing for two hours.
滑雪滑了俩小时以后，我们休息了一阵子。

eg: You can go ahead on the hike if you want, I'm going to stop here and take a breather.
你要是还能继续徒步远足的话，你就继续，我得先在这停一会儿休息一下。

【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】
The senator is taking a breather from his campaign to spend some time with his family.