cooling-off period

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  N-COUNT A cooling-off period is an agreed period of time during which two sides with opposing views try to resolve a dispute before taking any serious action. (争执双方试图解决争端的)冷却期

  例：

  There should be a seven-day cooling-off period between a strike ballot and industrial action.

  罢工投票表决和采取罢工行动之间应有七天的冷却期。