A hiatus is a pause in which nothing happens, or a gap where something is missing.
例句
Diplomatic efforts to reach a settlement resume today after a two-week hiatus...为寻求解决方案而进行的外交谈判在中断了两周之后于今天重新开始。There was a hiatus in his acting life.他的演艺生涯曾一度中断。
英汉词典释义
n.
(连续中的)裂隙;缺漏;脱漏;间断
The company expects to resume production of the vehicle again after a two-month hiatus.公司希望在两个月的中断之后能重新开始车辆的生产。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
2. a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript)
3. a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure