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| /pɔːz/ |
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| 1 | C a short time when someone stops doing something before starting again 暂停；间歇；停顿 |
| There was a pause before Joe said ‘I’ m sorry, I can’ t help you.’ 乔在说“对不起，我帮不了你”之前停顿了一下。 |
| +for His reply was delivered with scarcely a pause for breath. 他的回答一气呵成，几乎没有停顿。 |
| +in Kate waited for a pause in the conversation. 凯特等着谈话中出现间歇。 |
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| 2 | U a button that stops a CD, video , or computer game and starts it again at the same point （光盘、录像或计算机游戏的）暂停键 |
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| 3 | C a mark over a musical note that shows the note should last for longer than usual 延音，延长记号（音符上用于表示持续时间较长的标记） |
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| - | give sb pause (for thought)
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| to make someone think carefully about something |
| 让某人停下来（仔细思考） |
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| a report that should give pause to supporters of the death penalty 会让支持死刑的人停下来仔细思考的一份报告 |
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