make a pause; stop for a short time before continuing
a short but noticeable break in activity, or speech
"The speaker paused"
"We pause for station identification"
"let's break for lunch"
There was a short pause before morning service began.
出自: J. Baldwin
Everyone paused in mid-handshake.
出自: M. Frayn
There was one window, and she paused now and then,..looking out at the rain.
出自: E. Welty
他一直爬到顶楼才停下来歇口气。
We paused for the red light at State College Street.
我们在州立大学大街上因遇到红灯而停了一下。
让我把这些事情好好想一想再作决定。
误 He was running so fast that he couldn't pause himself.
正 He was running so fast that he couldn't stop himself.
误 Even if we fail, we will not pause trying.
正 Even if we fail, we will not stop trying.
析 pause只能用作不及物动词,其后不能直接接宾语。
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