pause
v. 停顿; 暂停放音
n. 停顿; 延长记号; 暂停键
If you pause while you are doing something, you stop for a short period and then continue.
'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。
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。
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.
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。
1. a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
2. temporary inactivity
1. interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing;
2. cease an action temporarily;
break, rest, pause, interval, recess, cease, stop
这些名词均含有"中止,停止,休息"之意。
cease, pause, stop, halt, quit
这些动词均含有"停止"之意。
give pause to someone (或give pause for thought)
使…踌躇,使…犹豫
A more robust American posture was called for, to give the Kremlin pause.
要遏制克里姆林宫,美国就得摆出更坚定的姿态.
You should pause and ponder now.
你现在应该停下来仔细考虑一下.
He started from his instant's pause, and said in a low firm voice, " Not guilty, my Lord. "
他从这短促的思冥中惊醒过来, 用低微而坚决的声音回答: “ 无罪, 大人. ”
The Internet is progressing without pause, demanding companies to run 24 hours per day.
互联网在大踏步地前进, 要求公司每天24小时运作.
The burly soldier pause at the foot of the blockhouse.
魁梧的士兵在堡垒下停了下来.