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pause verb ADVERB | PHRASES ADVERBbriefly, (for) a moment, momentarily, (for) a second 短暂停顿；犹豫一会儿；停顿片刻◆She paused a moment and then walked away.她犹豫了一下，然后走开了。mid-sentence, mid-stride 话说到半句时／跨出半步时停下来◆She paused mid-stride when the doorbell rang.她正提脚要走，门铃响了。occasionally 偶尔停顿◆She paused occasionally to smell the flowers.她偶尔停下来闻闻花香。barely, hardly 几乎不停顿◆He spoke for two hours and barely paused for breath.他谈了两个小时，几乎都没停下来喘口气。deliberately 故意停顿◆She paused deliberately, her eyes holding his.她故意停下来，眼睛迎着他的目光。dramatically, meaningfully 戏剧性地／意味深长地停顿expectantly 满怀期待地停下来reflectively, thoughtfully 若有所思地停顿uncertainly 犹豫不决地停顿awkwardly, uncomfortably 尴尬地停顿PHRASESpause for breath, pause for thought 停下来喘口气／思考pause only long enough to do sth, pause only to do sth 停下来时间只够做⋯；停下来做⋯◆Pausing only to put out her cigarette, she left the room.她停下来把烟掐掉，然后就离开了房间。pause to consider, look, reflect, etc. 停下来思考、看、细想等◆Just pause to think before giving me your answer.先想一想再回答我。without pausing 没有停下◆Without pausing to knock, she opened the door.她没有停下来敲门就打开了门。 |