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BNC: 2566 COCA: 2777
pause
pɔːz pɔz
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense pauses, present participle pausing, past tense , past participle paused
1 VERB 停顿；暂停 If you pause while you are doing something, you stop for a short period and then continue. 停顿；暂停

  • 'It's rather embarrassing,' he began, and paused. [VERB]

    “非常令人难堪，”他开口道，然后停顿了一下。

  • He had to pause to clear his throat. [VERB]

    他不得不停顿一下清清嗓子。

  • He worked steadily, and fast, pausing only to toss away clumps of grass roots.

    他平稳快速地工作着，只在扔掉草根块儿时停顿一下。

  • On leaving, she paused for a moment at the door. [VERB]

    离开时，她在门口停顿了一下。

  • He talked for two hours without pausing for breath. [VERB + for]

    他一连说了两个小时，都没有停顿一下喘口气。

SYN stop briefly, delay, hesitate, break
2 N-COUNT 停顿；暂停 A pause is a short period when you stop doing something before continuing. 停顿；暂停

  • After a pause Alex said sharply: 'I'm sorry if I've upset you'.

    歇了一会儿后，亚历克斯毫不客气地说：“要是让你心烦了，那我很抱歉。”

  • There was a pause while the barmaid set down two plates in front of us.

    酒吧女招待在我们面前摆放两个盘子时停顿了一下。

SYN stop, break, delay, interval
3 PHRASE [VERB inflects] 使认真考虑；使犹豫 If something gives you pause for thought, it makes you think carefully about something, especially in a different way than you have thought about it before. 使认真考虑；使犹豫

  • An opposition spokesman said he hoped the agreement would give them pause for thought about the futility of violence.

    反对派发言人说他希望协议能够让他们仔细想想暴力行为毫无意义。

Quotations
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause Mark Twain
Word Partnership
Word PartnershipUse pause with:
ADJ.

awkward pause, brief pause, long pause, short pause, slight pause 2

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BNC: 2566 COCA: 2777
pause

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + PAUSE | PAUSE + VERB | PAUSE + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤brief, momentary, short, slight, small短暫的停頓；片刻的停頓；略微的停頓▸➤lengthy, long長時間的停頓➤frequent頻繁的停頓◇He made frequent pauses to catch his breath.他不時停下來喘口氣。➤awkward, uncomfortable尷尬的停頓▸➤pregnant意味深長的停頓➤dramatic誇張的停頓➤thoughtful若有所思的停頓➤silent無聲的停頓VERB + PAUSE➤take暫停◇Shall we take a pause here?我們在這裏暫停一下好嗎？PAUSE + VERB➤follow接下來是停頓◇In the pause that followed, I noticed that he was shaking.接下來的停頓中，我發現他在顫抖。PAUSE + NOUN➤button (on a video camera, etc.錄像機等) 暫停鍵PREPOSITION➤after a/the pause在停頓之後◇'I don't know,' he said after a long pause.他停頓了很久才說道：“我不知道。”➤in a/the pause在停頓中◇Everyone nodded in agreement in the pauses between his sentences.他每說完一句話，大家都贊同地點頭。➤with a/ the pause伴隨着停頓◇He read very slowly and with frequent pauses.他讀得非常慢，並不時停頓。➤without a/the pause沒有停頓◇She read the whole text without a pause.她一口氣讀完了整篇課文。➤pause before⋯之前的停頓◇There was a long pause before he spoke again.他停頓了很久，才再次開口說話。➤pause between⋯之間的停頓◇in the pauses between his jokes在他那些笑話之間的停頓➤pause for為⋯的停頓◇a pause for breath停下來喘口氣➤pause in⋯中的停頓◇during a pause in the conversation在談話中的停頓
pause

verb

ADVERB | PHRASES ADVERB➤briefly, (for) a moment, momentarily, (for) a second短暫停頓；猶豫一會兒；停頓片刻◇She paused a moment and then walked away.她猶豫了一下，然後走開了。➤mid-sentence, mid-stride話說到半句時／跨出半步時停下來◇She paused mid-stride when the doorbell rang.她正提腳要走，門鈴響了。➤occasionally偶爾停頓◇She paused occasionally to smell the flowers.她偶爾停下來聞聞花香。➤barely, hardly幾乎不停頓◇He spoke for two hours and barely paused for breath.他談了兩個小時，幾乎都沒停下來喘口氣。➤deliberately故意停頓◇She paused deliberately, her eyes holding his.她故意停下來，眼睛迎着他的目光。➤dramatically, meaningfully戲劇性地／意味深長地停頓➤expectantly滿懷期待地停下來➤reflectively, thoughtfully若有所思地停頓▸➤uncertainly猶豫不決地停頓➤awkwardly, uncomfortably尷尬地停頓PHRASES➤pause for breath, pause for thought停下來喘口氣／思考▸➤➤pause only long enough to do sth, pause only to do sth停下來時間只夠做⋯；停下來做⋯◇Pausing only to put out her cigarette, she left the room.她停下來把煙掐掉，然後就離開了房間。➤pause to consider, look, reflect, etc.停下來思考、看、細想等◇Just pause to think before giving me your answer.先想一想再回答我。➤without pausing沒有停下◇Without pausing to knock, she opened the door.她沒有停下來敲門就打開了門。
BNC: 2566 COCA: 2777
pause

noun

pause ♦︎ break ♦︎ interruption ♦︎ lull ♦︎ gapThese are all words for a period of time when sth stops before starting again. 这些词均表示停顿、间断。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a pause / a break / an interruption / a lull / a gap in sth◆after a pause / a break / an interruption / a lull / a gap◆without pause / a break / interruption◆a short pause / break / interruption / lull / gap◆a long pause / break / gap◆a sudden pause / break / lull◆to fill a pause / gap■ pause [countable] (especially written) a period of time during which sb stops talking or when sth stops before starting again 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。◆After a brief pause, they continued climbing.他们略停了一下就继续爬山。■ break [countable] a period of time when sth stops before starting again; a pause for advertisements in the middle of a television or radio programme 暂停；间断；（电视或电台节目的）插播广告的间隙◆I need a break in my daily routine.我需要脱离日复一日的常规生活，调剂一下。◆She wanted to take a career break in order to have children.她想暂时放下工作，去生孩子。◆More news after the break.广告后继续播报新闻。◆a commercial break广告时间ⓘ Break is often used to talk about people stopping work for a period of time. * break常指暂时放下工作。   see also break ⇨ rest noun 2 ■ interruption [countable] something that temporarily stops an activity or situation; a period of time when an activity is stopped before starting again 阻断物；中断时间◆The birth of her son was a minor interruption to her career.儿子的出生使她的事业小小中断了一下。◆There's been an interruption in the power supply.曾经发生停电。◆I managed to work for two hours without interruption.我总算连续工作了两个小时。ⓘ An interruption to/in sth is often used in announcements or statements about the power supply/normal service/sb's career/activities/output/production being stopped for a period of time. * interruption to/in sth常用于关于服务或活动暂时中断的通告或声明，如interruption to/in the power supply/normal service/sb's career/activities/output/production（电力供应／正常服务／事业／活动／输出／生产的中断）。   see also interrupt ⇨ disrupt ■ lull [countable, usually singular] (especially written) a quiet period between times of activity （活动间的）平静时期，间歇◆There was a lull in the conversation.谈话中出现了一段沉寂。◆Just before an attack everything would go quiet, but we knew it was just the lull before the storm (= before a time of noise or trouble).就在攻击开始前一切都变得沉寂，但我们知道这只是风暴前的平静。ⓘ Lull is often used in business contexts to talk about a period of time when people are not buying many products or services. * lull常用于商务语境，指业务淡季◆ (business 商业) There will probably be a lull over the winter, followed by a resurgence of activity next spring.整个冬天都可能会是淡季，接着会在来年春天复苏。 ■ gap [countable] (especially spoken) a period of time when sth stops before starting again, or between two events 间断；间隔；间隙◆I waited for a gap in the conversation.我等待谈话中出现间隙。◆They met again after a gap of twenty years.他们阔别二十年后又见面了。NOTE 辨析 Break, lull or gap?A break is often planned: you need a break in your own activities in order to have a rest or do sth different. A lull in a conversation, in fighting or in business activity is sth that just happens without being planned. A gap also usually happens without being planned: it is usually either a gap in the conversation or a period of time between two events. * break常常是计划好的，因活动期间需要间歇来休息或做些其他事情。lull指谈话、战事或商务活动中未经计划的间歇。gap通常也不是安排好的，通常用于gap in the conversation，或指两件事之间的间隔。 pause

verb

pause ♦︎ hesitate ♦︎ break off ♦︎ ditherThese words all mean to stop speaking or doing sth, or to be slow to speak or act, because you feel uncertain about how to continue. 这些词均表示暂停、犹豫。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to hesitate / dither over sth◆to hesitate / dither between two things◆to pause / hesitate / break off (for) a moment◆to pause / hesitate briefly / momentarily / a little◆to pause / break off abruptly■ pause [intransitive] to stop speaking or doing sth for a short time before continuing 暂停；停顿◆Anita paused for a moment, then said, 'All right.'安妮塔略停了一会儿，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。◆Pausing only to pull on a sweater, he ran out of the house.他只停下来穿上件毛衣，就冲出了屋外。ⓘ Pause is often used with the adverbs briefly, (for) a moment, (for) an instant and momentarily. * pause常与副词briefly、(for) a moment、(for) an instant和momentarily连用。■ hesitate [intransitive] to be slow to speak or act because you feel uncertain or nervous 犹豫；迟疑不决◆She hesitated before replying.她犹豫了一下才回答。◆I didn't hesitate for a moment about taking the job.我毫不犹豫地接受了那份工作。  see also hesitate ⇨ hesitate , hesitant ⇨ hesitant ▸ hesitation

noun

 [countable, uncountable] ◆He spoke fluently and without unnecessary hesitations.他讲话很流畅，毫不支吾迟疑。■ ˌbreak ˈoff

phrasal verb

(broke, broken) (especially written) to suddenly stop speaking or doing sth for a time 突然停顿；突然中断◆He broke off in the middle of a sentence.他话说了一半儿就不说了。ⓘ People often break off suddenly or abruptly, often because of a sudden strong emotion. * break off常与suddenly或abruptly连用，常指因情绪强烈而中断◆She broke off and turned away to hide the tears.她突然不说了，转过身去，不愿别人看到她哭了。 ■ dither ˈdɪðə(r) [intransitive] (especially BrE, rather informal, disapproving) to hesitate about what to do because you are unable to decide 犹豫不决；踌躇◆She was dithering over what to wear.她拿不定主意穿什么好。◆Stop dithering and get on with it.别再犹豫了，干吧。ⓘ Dither is usually used in a disapproving way. A person who dithers is generally seen as being rather weak and irritating. * dither通常含贬义，指人懦弱和令人恼火。▸ dither

noun

 [singular] ◆ (informal) She was in a total dither about the party.那个聚会简直让她不知所措。
BNC: 2566 COCA: 2777

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