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
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'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。
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He had to pause to clear his throat. [VERB]
他不得不停顿一下清清嗓子。
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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。
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On leaving, she paused for a moment at the door. [VERB]
离开时，她在门口停顿了一下。
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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
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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。”
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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
Quotations
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause Mark Twain
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| ADJ. | awkward pause, brief pause, long pause, short pause, slight pause 2 |
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