pauses

1. vi. 停顿; 犹豫 make a pause; stop for a short time before continuing

1. [C]停顿 a short but noticeable break in activity, or speech

• pause a little踌躇了一下
• pause a while暂停片刻
• pause briefly短暂地停顿
• pause deliberately慎重地暂停
• pause diffidently胆怯地停止
• pause discreetly谨慎地暂停
• pause dramatically戏剧性地暂停
• pause instinctively本能地暂停
• pause lingeringly长久地停止
• pause meaningfully意味深长地中止
• pause ominously不吉利地停止
• pause pensively沉思地停止
• pause solemnly庄严地停止

• pause for因…而暂停
• pause on〔upon〕仔细考虑

• bring to a pause使停下来
• call a pause命令停下
• come to a pause停住
• extend one's pause延长逗留时间
• have a pause逗留
• make a pause停留

• brief pause暂停
• complete pause完全停下来
• grinding pause慢慢停下来
• screeching pause突然停下来
• short pause稍作停顿
• sudden pause突然停止

pause and ponder踌躇；停下来好好想一想

give pause to vt. 使人踌躇

pause button暂停键；暂停按钮

1. There will be a brief pause in the program.
   这个计划可能需要暂停一下。
2. I made the classic mistake of clapping in a pause in the music!
   我在乐曲演奏暂停的间歇鼓起掌来，真是大错特错！
3. There was a pregnant pause before she answered my question.
   她耐人寻味地停顿了一下才回答我的问题。
4. His words were followed by a pregnant pause.
   他说完话，接着是一段意味深长的停顿。
5. Weather condition is bad enough to give pause to even the most experienced climber.
   天气十分恶劣，即使最有经验的登山者也犹豫不决。

1. He paused before making the important decision.
   他在作出这个重要决定前犹豫不决。
2. A speaker should pause when coming to the end of a sentence.
   每讲完一句话，讲话者都应该停顿一下。
3. You should pause and ponder now.
   你现在应该停下来仔细考虑一下。
4. At the top of the rise they pause for a rest.
   他们在小山的顶部停下来休息。