paused
v. 停頓( pause的過去式和過去分詞 ); 暫停; (按暫停鍵)暫停放音; 暫停放像
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...
“非常令人難堪,”他開口道,然後停頓了一下。
He had to pause to clear his throat...
他不得不停頓一下清清嗓子。
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'...
歇了一會兒後,亞歷克斯毫不客氣地說:“要是讓你心煩了,那我很抱歉。”
There was a pause while the barmaid set down two plates in front of us.
酒吧女招待在我們面前擺放兩個盤子時停頓了一下。
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.
反對派發言人說他希望協議能夠讓他們仔細想想暴力行為毫無意義。
There were two lemon trees and I paused to enjoy their perfume.
那裡有兩棵檸檬樹,我不禁駐足品味檸檬的芬芳。
She paused as the group of children filed out of the house.
那群孩子從房子裡魚貫而出時,她停了下來。
On leaving, she paused for a moment at the door.
離開時,她在門口停頓了一下。
He paused under a streetlamp and looked across at the cafe.
他在街燈下停下來,看著對面的咖啡館。
He paused and cocked his head as if listening.
他停頓了一下,歪著頭,好像是在聽。