| 释义 |
pause/pɔ:z/ n. & v.●n. 1 an interval of inaction, esp. when due to hesitation; a temporary stop (尤指因犹豫而)暂时中止；停顿，暂停 2 a break in speaking or reading; a silence (发言或朗读中的)停顿 3 Mus. a mark (‹F022›) over a note or rest that is to be lengthened by an unspecified amount 【音】延长记号(标在音符或休止符上，表示该符号可延长其时值) 4 a control allowing the interruption of the operation of a tape recorder etc. (磁带录音机等的)暂停控制键 ●v. intr. 1 make a pause; wait 暂停；停顿，停留 2 (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 upon) linger over (a word etc.) 拖长，延长(单词等) □ give pause to cause (a person) to hesitate 使(某人)犹豫 [Middle English via Old French pause or Latin pausa from Greek pausis, from pauō ‘stop’] |