pit stop

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To many on Wall Street, America's slowdown looks more like a pit-stop than a protracted stall.
對衆多華爾街人士來說，美國經濟放緩看上去更像一輛汽車在維脩站暫時調整，而非長時間拖滯。
Some birds traverse the Sahara and the Mediterranean Sea in a one go, while others make a pit-stop in northern Africa before crossing.
有些候鳥一口氣橫穿撒哈拉沙漠和地中海，而有些則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;
由於仍存在一些問題，我們今天能站上領獎台是一個最好的結果了。在比賽中，由於一個十字螺栓延誤了我的第一停；
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He has made jobs his central preoccupation, conducting weekly pit-stop trips to job centres or training schemes.
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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.