pause

break, rest, pause, interval, recess, cease, stop, end

cease, pause, stop, halt, quit, end

• the book ends on page 364．
  该书在第364页结束。

名词 pause:

1. a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
   同义词：intermission, break, interruption, suspension
2. temporary inactivity

动词 pause:

1. interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
   同义词：hesitate
2. cease an action temporarily
   同义词：intermit, break

1. 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。
2. His words were followed by a pregnant pause.
   他说完话，接着是一段意味深长的停顿。
3. He paused before making the important decision.
   他在作出这个重要决定前犹豫不决。
4. I'd like to pause in my talk.
   我想暂时谈到这里。

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