'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。

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。

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。