pit stop

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To many on Wall Street, America's slowdown looks more like a pit-stop than a protracted stall.
对众多华尔街人士来说，美国经济放缓看上去更像一辆汽车在维修站暂时调整，而非长时间拖滞。
Some birds traverse the Sahara and the Mediterranean Sea in a one go, while others make a pit-stop in northern Africa before crossing.
有些候鸟一口气横穿撒哈拉沙漠和地中海，而有些则在穿越前在北非稍作休整。
To be on the podium is really the best result that we could have achieved today as we have had several problems. During the race I was delayed in my first pit-stop due to a crossed wheel nut;
由于仍存在一些问题，我们今天能站上领奖台是一个最好的结果了。在比赛中，由于一个十字螺栓延误了我的第一停；
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He has made jobs his central preoccupation, conducting weekly pit-stop trips to job centres or training schemes.
ECONOMIST: Gloom in France

an occasion when a driver in a motor race stops in the pits (= area where cars are repaired)

In motor racing, if a driver makes a pit stop, he or she stops in a special place at the side of the track to get more fuel and to make repairs.
If someone makes a pit stop during a trip, they stop somewhere for a short time, for example, in order to go to the bathroom or to eat or drink something.