pause
UK [pɔ:z] US [pɑ:z] noun countable
ADVANCED
■a short period in which something such as a sound or an activity is stopped before starting again 暂停•There will be a brief pause in the proceedings while the piano is moved into place.在将钢琴搬过去放好之前，活动将暂停一会儿。 •After a long, awkward pause someone asked a question.在长得令人尴尬的停顿过后，有人问了个问题。 •She spoke for three quarters of an hour without so much as a pause.她一连说了45分钟，连停都没停一下。 •There followed a pregnant (= filled with meaning) pause in which neither of them knew what to say.接下来是意味深长的停顿，两人谁也不知道说甚么好。
UK [pɔ:z] US [pɑ:z] noun countable
give sb pause formal
■to cause someone to stop and think about what they were doing or intending to do 使（某人）停下来仔细考虑
UK [pɔ:z] US [pɑ:z] verb intransitive
ADVANCED
■to stop doing something for a short time 暂停，停顿•He paused and thought for a moment.他停下来想了一会儿。 •She paused to get her breath back and then carried on jogging.她停下来喘了口气，接着继续慢跑。 |