pause
柯林斯词典
1. V-I If you pause while you are doing something, you stop for a short period and then continue. 停顿
"It's rather embarrassing," he began, and paused. “这很让人尴尬，” 他开始说道，又停顿了片刻。
He talked for two hours without pausing for breath. 他谈了两个小时，没有停下来喘口气。
2. N-COUNT A pause is a short period when you stop doing something before continuing. 停顿
After a pause Al said sharply: "I'm sorry if I've upset you."
停了一下之后艾尔突然说：“如果我让你不安了，我很抱歉。”
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pause /pɔːz/ (pausing,paused,pauses)
剑桥词典
- B2 [ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]
- After a pause, he gave a careful answer .
- There was a long pause and I wondered what to say next.
- I waited for a pause in the conversation and then asked my question .
- There'll be a brief pause while we change the tapes over.
- After a brief pause for lunch , they continued climbing .
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 finally 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，两人谁也不知道说什么好。
[ 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ] (also pause button [ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ])
a button or control that allows you to stop a recording for a short time
暂停（键）
I pressed pause/the pause button so I could go make a cup of tea . 我按下了暂停键，这样我可以去泡杯茶。
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ] music UK specialized
a period of silence between musical notes , or a symbol that represents this
（音乐的）休止，休止符
同义词
rest noun (STOP)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ] music specialized
a symbol in music meaning that a note or rest should be held for longer than normal
（音乐的）休止符
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