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pauseHpC:z, $pB:zn [C]a short period in which something such as a sound or an activity is stopped before starting again暂停There will be a brief pause in the proceedings while the piano is moved into place.当钢琴搬进来放好时，活动将暂停一会。After a long, awkward pause someone asked a question.在长时间的尴尬的停顿后，有人提出了一个问题。She spoke for three quarters of an a hour without so much as a pause.她说了三刻钟停也不停。There followed a pregnant (= filled with meaning) pause in which both knew what the other was thinking but neither knew what to say.接下来是一个意义深长的停顿，双方都知道此刻对方在想什么但双方都不知道该说什么。(fml) If something gives someone pause it makes them stop and think about what they were doing or intending to do.（正式地）使某人踌躇
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