柯林斯詞典pause /p??z/ (pausing,paused,pauses) 1. V-I If you pause while you are doing something, you stop for a short period and then continue. 停頓 "It's rather embarrassing," he began, and paused. “這很讓人尷尬，” 他開始說道，又停頓了片刻。 He talked for two hours without pausing for breath. 他談了兩個(gè)小時(shí)，沒有停下來喘口氣。2. N-COUNT A pause is a short period when you stop doing something before continuing. 停頓 After a pause Al said sharply: "I'm sorry if I've upset you." 停了一下之后艾爾突然說：“如果我讓你不安了，我很抱歉?！?/p> 返回 pause劍橋詞典B2 [ 可數(shù)名詞：有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ] a short period in which something such as a sound or an activity is stopped before starting again 暫停 There will be a brief pause in the proceedings while the piano is moved into place . 在將鋼琴搬過去放好之前，活動(dòng)將暫停一會(huì)兒。 After a long , awkward pause, someone finally asked a question . 在長(zhǎng)得令人尷尬的停頓過后，有人問了個(gè)問題。 She spoke for three quarters of an hour without so much as a pause. 她一連說了45分鐘，連停都沒停一下。 There followed a pregnant (= filled with meaning ) pause in which neither of them knew what to say. 接下來是意味深長(zhǎng)的停頓，兩人誰(shuí)也不知道說什么好。 [ 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ] (also pause button [ 可數(shù)名詞：有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ]) a button or control that allows you to stop a recording for a short time 暫停（鍵） I pressed pause/the pause button so I could go make a cup of tea . 我按下了暫停鍵，這樣我可以去泡杯茶。 [ 可數(shù)名詞：有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ] music UK specialized a period of silence between musical notes , or a symbol that represents this （音樂的）休止，休止符 同義詞rest noun (STOP) [ 可數(shù)名詞：有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ] music specialized a symbol in music meaning that a note or rest should be held for longer than normal （音樂的）休止符 例句 After a pause, he gave a careful answer .There was a long pause and I wondered what to say next.I waited for a pause in the conversation and then asked my question .There'll be a brief pause while we change the tapes over.After a brief pause for lunch , they continued climbing .習(xí)語(yǔ)give sb pause 返回 pause