pause 英 [pɔ:z]   美 [pɔz]

pause

pause  英 [pɔ:z] 美 [pɔz]

n. 暂停;间歇  vi. 暂停,停顿 

进行时:pausing  过去式:paused  过去分词:paused  第三人称单数:pauses  名词复数:pauses 

Anita paused for a moment, then said: ‘All right’. 安尼塔略停了一会儿,然后说:“好吧”。
I paused at the door and looked back. 我停在门口,回头看了看。

  • The noun pause means "a short break," like the pauses in television shows that allow for commercials to be shown.
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  • n. 暂停;间歇
  • vi. 暂停,停顿
  • 1. Anita paused for a moment, then said: ‘All right’.

    安尼塔略停了一会儿,然后说:“好吧”。

  • 2. I paused at the door and looked back.

    我停在门口,回头看了看。

  • 3. There was a long pause before she answered.

    她停了好一会儿才回答。

  • 4. The rain fell without pause.

    雨不停地下着。

  • 5. After a brief pause, they continued climbing.

    他们略停了一下就继续爬山。

  • pause (n.) early 15c., from Old French pausee "a pause, interruption" (14c.) and directly from Latin pausa "a halt, stop, cessation," from Greek pausis "stopping, ceasing," from pauein "to stop (trans.), hold back, arrest, to cause to cease," a word of uncertain etymology with no certain cognates outside Greek [Beekes].
  • pause (v.) mid-15c., from pause (n.) and from Middle French pauser, from Late Latin pausare "to halt, cease, pause," ultimately from Late Latin pausa. Related: Paused; pausing.
pause / pɔːz ; NAmE pɔːz / verb , noun pause pauses paused pausing verb 1 [intransitive ] to stop talking or doing sth for a short time before continuing 暂停;停顿 Anita paused for a moment, then said: ‘All right’. 安尼塔略停了一会儿,然后说:“好吧”。 The woman spoke almost without pausing for breath (= very quickly). 那女人说话像放连珠炮似的。 I paused at the door and looked back. 我停在门口,回头看了看。 Pausing only topull on a sweater, he ran out of the house. 他只停下来穿了件毛衣就冲出了屋外。 2 [transitive ] pausesth to stop a tape, CD, etc. for a short time using the pause button (按暂停键)暂停放音,暂停放像 She paused the DVD and went to answer the phone. 她暂停了 DVD 去接电话。 noun 1 [countable ] pause(in sth) a period of time during which sb stops talking or stops what they are doing 停顿;停顿的时间 There was a long pause before she answered. 她停了好一会儿才回答。 David waited for a pause in the conversation so he could ask his question. 戴维等着谈话停下来,好问个问题。 After a brief pause, they continued climbing. 他们略停了一下就继续爬山。 The rain fell without pause. 雨不停地下着。 2 [countable ] ( especially BrE) ( also fer·mata especially in NAmE ) ( music ) a sign ( ) over a note or a restto show that it should be longer than usual 延长记号 3 [uncountable ] ( also ˈpause button ) a control that allows you to stop a tape recorder,CD player, etc. for a short time 暂停键 Press pause to stop the tape. 按暂停键停下磁带。 IDIOM give (sb) ˈpause ( BrE also give (sb) pause for ˈthought ) ( formal) to make sb think seriously about sth or hesitate before doing sth 使认真考虑;使犹豫 more at pregnant pause / pɔːz ; NAmE pɔːz /
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