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Pause 停顿;暂停 Stop Short Period Thought 英[Pɔ:Z 美[Pɔz

单词 pause
音标
英[pɔ:z] 美[pɔz]
解释
n.暂时的停顿;犹豫;(诗中)节奏的停顿;[乐]延长号;vi.暂停,中止;逗留,停滞;(按暂停键)暂停放音;犹豫;
例句

VERB
停顿;暂停
If you pause while you are doing something, you stop for a short period and then continue.
例:'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。
例:He had to pause to clear his throat...他不得不停顿一下清清嗓子。

N-COUNT
停顿;暂停
A pause is a short period when you stop doing something before continuing.
例: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。”
例: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。

PHRASE
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.
例: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。
变形
third:pauses~done:paused~pl:pauses~ing:pausing~past:paused~

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