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/pɔ͟ːz/
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[VERB 动词]停顿;暂停 If you pause while you are doing something, you stop for a short period and then continue.
  [V]
  [V for n]
  • 'It's rather embarrassing,' he began, and paused...

    “非常令人难堪,”他开口道,然后停顿了一下。

  • He had to pause to clear his throat...

    他不得不停顿一下清清嗓子。

  • He worked steadily, and fast, pausing only to toss away clumps of grass roots...

    他平稳快速地工作着,只在扔掉草根块儿时停顿一下。

  • On leaving, she paused for a moment at the door...

    离开时,她在门口停顿了一下。

  • He talked for two hours without pausing for breath.

    他一连说了两个小时,都没有停顿一下喘口气。

  • 2
    [N-COUNT 可数名词]停顿;暂停 A pause is a short period when you stop doing something before continuing.
  • After a pause Alex said sharply: 'I'm sorry if I've upset you'...

    歇了一会儿后,亚历克斯毫不客气地说:“要是让你心烦了,那我很抱歉。”

  • There was a pause while the barmaid set down two plates in front of us.

    酒吧女招待在我们面前摆放两个盘子时停顿了一下。

  • 3
    [PHRASE 短语]使认真考虑;使犹豫 If something gives you pause for thought, it makes you think carefully about something, especially in a different way than you have thought about it before.
      [V inflects]
  • An opposition spokesman said he hoped the agreement would give them pause for thought about the futility of violence.

    反对派发言人说他希望协议能够让他们仔细想想暴力行为毫无意义。


  • Oxford
    pause / pɔːz ; NAmE pɔːz /
    verb
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    noun
    pause pauses paused pausing
    verb 1 [intransitive ] to stop talking or doing sth for a short time before continuing 暂停;停顿 Anita paused for a moment, then said: ‘All right’. 安尼塔略停了一会儿,然后说:“好吧”。 The woman spoke almost without pausing for breath (= very quickly). 那女人说话像放连珠炮似的。 I paused at the door and looked back. 我停在门口,回头看了看。 Pausing only topull on a sweater, he ran out of the house. 他只停下来穿了件毛衣就冲出了屋外。 2 [transitive ] pausesth to stop a tape, CD, etc. for a short time using the pause button (按暂停键)暂停放音,暂停放像 She paused the DVD and went to answer the phone. 她暂停了 DVD 去接电话。 noun 1 [countable ] pause(in sth) a period of time during which sb stops talking or stops what they are doing 停顿;停顿的时间 There was a long pause before she answered. 她停了好一会儿才回答。 David waited for a pause in the conversation so he could ask his question. 戴维等着谈话停下来,好问个问题。 After a brief pause, they continued climbing. 他们略停了一下就继续爬山。 The rain fell without pause. 雨不停地下着。 2 [countable ] ( especially BrE) ( also fer·mata especially in NAmE ) ( music ) a sign ( _pause.png) over a note or a restto show that it should be longer than usual 延长记号 3 [uncountable ] ( also ˈpause button ) a control that allows you to stop a tape recorder,CD player, etc. for a short time 暂停键 Press pause to stop the tape. 按暂停键停下磁带。 IDIOM give (sb) ˈpause ( BrE also give (sb) pause for ˈthought ) ( formal) to make sb think seriously about sth or hesitate before doing sth 使认真考虑;使犹豫 more at
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    pause / pɔːz ; NAmE pɔːz /
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    pause1 verb
    pause2 noun
    pausepause1 /pɔːz $ pɒːz/ ●●● W2 verb
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    1[intransitive] to stop speaking or doing something for a short time before starting againpause for She paused for a moment. He paused for breath, then continued up the hill. ‘No,’ he replied, without pausing for thought.pause to do something Joe paused to consider his answer. see thesaurus at
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    2[intransitive, transitive] to push a button on a CD player, DVD player etc in order to make a CD, DVD etc stop playing for a short timeCOLLOCATIONSadverbsbriefly· At the doorway she paused briefly.momentarily (=for a very short time)· He paused momentarily, then knocked twice more.dramatically· 'They have offered us a lot of money.' She paused dramatically.phrasespause (for) a moment· He paused for a moment, seemingly overcome by emotion.pause for breath· She had to pause for breath after every two or three steps.pause for thought· 'Of course,' she replied, without pausing for thought.pause for effect (=in order to make people eager to hear what you are going to say)· 'Now I know what to do,' Brown said, pausing for effect.pause only to do something· He paused only to make a few notes, and left.THESAURUSpause to stop speaking or stop doing something for a very short time before starting again. Pause is used especially in written descriptions. In everyday spoken English, people usually just say stop: · She paused at the bottom of the stairs and looked up at the clock.· He paused, waiting for Larry to say something.hesitate to stop for a moment and wait before doing something, because you feel unsure or nervous about it: · She hesitated for a moment before replying.have/take a break to stop working for a short time in order to rest, eat etc: · We’re all getting tired. Let’s take a break for ten minutes.adjourn formal if a meeting or court adjourns or is adjourned, it stops for a short time: · If there are no more questions, the committee will adjourn until tomorrow morning.· The trial was adjourned because one of the defendants was ill.take five especially American English informal to stop for a short time in order to rest: · Let’s take five and get some coffee.break off to suddenly stop speaking, especially because you see, hear, or think of something: · He broke off his conversation when he saw Mary running towards him.· She broke off and looked embarrassed, then said, ‘I’ll explain later.’
    pause1 verb
    pause2 noun
    pausepause2 ●●● W2 noun [countable]
    Word Origin
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    1a short time during which someone stops speaking or doing something before starting again:  There was a pause while Alice changed the tape. After a long pause, she went on.pause in an awkward pause in the conversation2 (also pause button) a control which allows you to stop a CD player, DVD player etc for a short time and start it again3a mark ( ) over a musical note, showing that the note is to be played or sung longer than usual4give somebody pause (for thought) to make someone stop and consider carefully what they are doing:  an avoidable accident that should give us all pause for thoughtCOLLOCATIONSadjectivesa long pause· There was a long pause before anyone spoke.a brief/short/slight pause· "Well, that was a surprise," he said after a brief pause.a momentary pause (=very short)· There was a momentary pause during which Mr Hammond glanced at his wife.an awkward pause· After an awkward pause, Ray began to answer my question.a dramatic pause (=one that has a dramatic effect)· In the dramatic pause before she replied, you could feel the tension in the room.a pregnant pause (=one that is full of meaning or emotion)· ‘OK. Let’s move on,’ said the president after a pregnant pause.
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