pause

[pɔ:z]

n.暂停, 中止, 犹豫不决
vi.停顿, 中止

n.

1. 暂停, 中断, 间歇[C]

After a brief pause the speaker continued.

稍稍停顿一下后演讲者继续讲下去。

2. 断句[C]

3. 【音】延长记号[C]

4. 踌躇, 犹豫[U]

vi.

1. 中断, 暂停; 停顿

He paused when he heard steps behind him.

他听到后面有脚步声便停了下来。

2. 犹豫, 考虑[(+on/upon)]

She paused before consenting to marry him.

她在同意嫁给他前曾犹豫不定。

词形变化

动词过去式: paused | 动词过去分词: paused | 动词现在分词: pausing | 动词第三人称单数: pauses |

词义辨析

同义:

vi.中断, 暂停; 停顿

wait  stop  rest  recess  cease  

同义参见:

hover  lull  interval  interpreter  intermission  interlude  truce  hesitate  breather  breath  break  standstill  rest  respite  relaxation  

反义:

vi.中断; 停顿; 犹豫

proceed  continue  

反义参见:

decide  decision  

英英释义

名词 pause:

a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

同义词：intermission, break, interruption, suspension

temporary inactivity

动词 pause:

interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

同义词：hesitate

cease an action temporarily

同义词：intermit, break

短语词组

give pause to

1. 使踌躇

Our advice gave pause to him.

我们的建议使他踌躇不决。

pause and ponder

1. 停下仔细考虑

You should pause and ponder now.

你现在应该停下来仔细考虑一下。

补充

pausepause英:[pɔ:z] 美:[pɔz]n.1.停顿, 暂停He came to a pause in reading and then went on reading.他在阅读中停顿了一下, 又继续念下去。vi.1.停顿; 暂停He broke off and paused a moment.他说不下去了, 停了一会儿。

例句

1. He paused with a hand on the doorknob.他一只手握住门把手, 停了下来。 2. He had to pause to clear his throat.他不得不停下来清清嗓子。 3. He paused and then went on in a low voice.他犹豫了一下, 然后低声继续说了下去。 4. He does not pause for breath until he reaches the top floor.他直到到了顶楼才停下来喘了口气。 5. We worked all night, scarcely pausing for breath.我们工作了一整晚, 一口气都没喘。 6. She continued after a pause.她停了一小会儿, 然后继续。 7. There was a pause while the barmaid set down two plates.酒吧女服务员放下两只盘子时稍微停顿了一下。 8. He went on for 35 minutes without a pause.他一口气坚持了35分钟。 9. The new information may give pause to City Council members.这个新消息可能会让市议会的官员们三思而后行。 10. He hoped the agreement would give them pause for thought about the futility of violence.他希望协议能促使他们去思考暴力行为是否有任何意义。 11. “Why did you pause?”“Go on.”“你为什么停顿下来了?”“继续下去。” 12. He paused for a reply.他等待答复。 13. she dropped me outside during a brief pause in the rain.当雨暂停时，她停车让我出去。 14. [mass noun]the admiral chattered away without pause.这个海军上将喋喋不休地说个不停。 15. He continued playing for twenty minutes without a pause.他连续演奏二十分钟没有停过。 16. Can you press pause to stop the tape while I go and make a cup of tea?我去泡杯茶，你可不可以单击暂停键，让磁带停下来？ 17. There was a brief/long pause in the conversation.谈话中出现短暂/长时间的停顿。 18. After a pause the teacher continued the lesson.停了一会儿后，老师继续上课。 19. He talked for over an hour without pause. [=without pausing or stopping]他连续不停地讲了一个多小时。 20. He hit pause on the player and explained the significance of the song's lyrics.他按下播放机的暂停键，解释歌词的意义。 21. Please hit the pause button on the remote control.请按遥控器上的暂停键。 22. "I was going to ask her for help, but the look on her face gave me pause. [=made me hesitate]"我打算请她帮忙，但是她脸上的神情让我犹豫了。 23. The latest economic news has given investors pause for thought.最新的经济新闻让投资者踌躇不前。 24. She paused for a few seconds before crossing the street.她过马路前停了几秒钟。 25. We paused briefly to look at the scenery.我们停了片刻，观看景色。 26. He talked for over an hour without pausing.他连续不停地讲了一个多小时。 27. He picked up the remote control and paused the movie.他拿起遥控器，暂停了电影。