intermission

Definitions

inter- (between) + miss (let go) + -ion (act) = "a letting-go in between." Literally a pause sent in between two parts of a performance — the lights come up, the sending of the show is briefly let go. Chiefly American; British English often says "interval."

Common Collocations

• 1.fifteen-minute intermission十五分钟的中场休息
• 2.brief intermission短暂休息
• 3.long intermission长时间休息

Example Sentences

• 1.

  We bought ice cream during the intermission.

• 2.

  The play has one intermission after the second act.