| 词组 | pause |
| 释义 | verb | noun pause1 /pɔːz $ pɒːz/ verb to stop speaking or doing something for a short time before starting againadverbspause briefly/momentarily At the doorway she paused briefly. | He paused momentarily, then knocked twice more.prepositionspause before doing sth Sidney paused before answering.without pausing Without pausing to think, he leaped across the gap.phrasespause for a moment He paused for a moment, seemingly overcome by emotion.pause for breath She had to pause for breath after every two or three steps.pause for thought “Of course,” she replied, without pausing for thought.pause for effect (=in order to make people eager to hear what you are going to say) “Now I know what to do,” Brown said, pausing for effect.pause in mid-stride/mid-sentence/mid-bite etc (=while walking, speaking, eating etc) He paused in mid-stride, so that she almost bumped into him.pause only to do sth She rushed out of the house, pausing only to grab her coat.THESAURUS: pause hesitate to stop for a moment and wait before doing something, because you feel unsure or nervous about it: She hesitated for a moment before replying. have/take a break to stop working for a short time in order to rest, eat etc: We’re all getting tired. Let’s take a break for ten minutes. adjourn formal if a meeting or court adjourns or is adjourned, it stops for a short time: If there are no more questions, the committee will adjourn until tomorrow morning. | The trial was adjourned because one of the defendants was ill. | I think we should adjourn the meeting. take five especially AmE informal to stop for a short time in order to rest: Let’s take five and get some coffee. break off to suddenly stop speaking, especially because you see, hear, or think of something: He broke off from their conversation when he saw Mary running towards him. | She broke off and looked embarrassed, then said, "I’ll explain later." verb | noun pause2 /pɔːz $ pɒːz/ noun a short time when someone or something stops before continuingadjectivesa long pause There was a long pause before anyone spoke.a brief/short/slight pause “Well, that was a surprise,” he said after a brief pause.a momentary pause (=very short) There was a momentary pause during which Mr Hammond glanced at his wife.an awkward pause After an awkward pause, Ray began to answer my question.a dramatic pause (=one that has a dramatic effect) He left a dramatic pause before announcing the name of the winner.a pregnant pause (=one that is full of meaning or emotion) There was a pregnant pause after she finished speaking.frequent pauses She read slowly, with frequent pauses.prepositionsa pause in sth He waited for a pause in the conversation.a pause between things There are very few pauses between the jokes.a pause for sth There will be pauses for discussion at appropriate points.without (a) pause The bombing continued without pause. |
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