pause
v.intr.(不及物动词)
paused,paus.ing,paus.es
To cease or suspend an action temporarily.
暂停,中止:暂时性的停止或终止某一行动
To linger; tarry:
逗留,停滞:
例句:
paused for a while under the huge oak tree.
在一巨大的橡树下驻足片刻
To hesitate:
犹豫:
例句:
He paused before replying.
他犹豫了片刻才回答
n.(名词)
A temporary cessation.
暂时的停顿
A delay or suspended reaction, as from uncertainty; a hesitation:
犹豫:延迟或推迟的行为,如因不确定;犹豫:
例句:
After a pause the audience broke into cheers.
短暂的沉静后,听众突然爆发出欢呼声
A break, stop, or rest, often for a calculated purpose or effect:
暂时停顿:中断、停止或歇息,常为了计划好的目的或效果:
例句:
After a dramatic pause, the lawyer finished her summation.
在戏剧性的沉默之后,这位律师作完了她的总述
Music A sign indicating that a note or rest is to be held.
【音乐】 延长号:表示音阶或停顿的符号,休止符
A break or rest in a line of poetry; a caesura.
(诗中)节奏的停顿:在一行诗歌中的中断或停顿;休止
Reason for hesitation:
犹豫的原因:
例句:
The immensity of the task gives one pause.
任务的艰巨提供了推迟的理由
来源:
From Middle English [pause]
源自 中古英语 [停顿]
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin pausa
源自 拉丁语 pausa
from Greek pausis
源自 希腊语 pausis
from pauein [to stop]
源自 pauein [停止]
<参考词汇><同义词>pause,intermission,recess,respite,suspensionThe central meaning shared by these nouns is .a temporary stop, as in activity.:
这些名词共同的中心意思是.暂时的停顿,如在活动中.:
例句:
a short pause in the conversation;
对话的短暂中断;
例句:
a concert with the usual 5-minute intermission;
通常有十五分钟间歇的音乐会;
例句:
the legislature`s summer recess;
立法机关的夏天休会期;
例句:
toiling without respite;
不间断地苦干;
例句:
a suspension of work.
工作暂时搁置