| 释义 |
pause | BrE pɔːz, AmE pɔz | A. noun ① (brief silence, break, stoppage) 暂停 zàntíng ▸ a pause in the conversation 谈话中的停顿 ▸ she spoke for an hour without a pause 她一直不停地讲了一个小时 ▸ there was a ten-minute pause in production 生产停顿了10分钟 ② ▸ to give sb pause (for thought) (make sb think) 使某人认真考虑 shǐ mǒu rén rènzhēn kǎolǜ (make sb hesitate) 使某人犹豫 shǐ mǒu rén yóuyù B. intransitive verb ① (stop) 暂停 zàntíng ▸ she paused and then went on in a quiet voice 她停顿了一下，然后平静地继续说 ▸ to pause in sth; 暂停做某事 ▸ to pause for breath 停下来歇口气 ② (hesitate, wait) 犹豫 yóuyù ▸ to pause over sth; 在某物前驻足 |