pause
noun uk/pɔːz/ us/pɑːz/
B2 [ C ]暂停
a short period in which something such as a sound or an activity is stopped before starting again
There will be a brief pause in the proceedings while the piano is moved into place. 在将钢琴搬过去放好之前，活动将暂停一会儿。
After a long, awkward pause, someone finally asked a question. 在长得令人尴尬的停顿过后，有人问了个问题。
She spoke for three quarters of an hour without so much as a pause. 她一连说了45分钟，连停都没停一下。
There followed a pregnant (= filled with meaning) pause in which neither of them knew what to say. 接下来是意味深长的停顿，两人谁也不知道说什么好。
[ U ] (also pause button [ C ])暂停（键）
a button or control that allows you to stop a recording for a short time
I pressed pause/the pause button so I could go make a cup of tea. 我按下了暂停键，这样我可以去泡杯茶。
[ C ] music UK specialized（音乐的）休止，休止符
a period of silence between musical notes, or a symbol that represents this
Synonym: rest (STOP)
[ C ] music specialized（音乐的）休止符
a symbol in music meaning that a note or rest should be held for longer than normal
- More examples
- 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.
Idiom
give someone pauseidiom formal 使（某人）停下来仔细考虑
to cause someone to stop and think about what they were doing or intending to do
pause
verb uk/pɔːz/ us/pɑːz/
B1 [ I ]暂停，停顿
to stop doing something for a short time
He paused and thought for a moment. 他停下来想了一会儿。
She paused to catch her breath, and then kept on jogging. 她停下来喘了口气，接着继续慢跑。
B2 [ I or T ]使…暂停
to make a recording stop for a short time by pressing a button
Can you pause the movie there, please? 能请你把电影暂停一下吗？
It is now possible to pause and rewind live television. 让实况转播节目暂停或是倒回去重放现在都是可能的了。
She paused at key moments in the scene. 在这个场景的关键时刻，她暂停了一下。
- More examples
- He paused for a moment to listen and then continued eating.
- He paused at the top of the hill and mopped his brow .
- She paused to light another cigarette and then went on with her account of the accident.
- Without pausing to draw breath she told me everything.
- Pausing briefly to put on her jumper, Becky carried on along the path.