Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2566
pause
暂停；休息；间歇
A temporary stop or rest; a short break from activity.
- 1.
A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
暂时的停止或休息；行动的间歇；中断；暂停；终止。
- 2.
A button whose functions are pausing and resuming something, such as a DVD player, a video game or a computer.
用于暂停和继续某事物(如DVD播放器、电子游戏或计算机)的按钮。
- 3.
A short time for relaxing and doing something else.
短暂放松和做其他事情的时间。
- 4.
Hesitation; suspense; doubt.
犹豫；悬疑；怀疑。
- 5.
In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation mark.
在书写和印刷中,表示朗读时停顿位置和性质的记号；标点符号。
- 6.
A break or paragraph in writing.
写作中的停顿或段落。
- 7.
A sign indicating continuance of a note or rest.
表示音符或休止符持续的记号。
暂停键；暂停按钮；犹豫；迟疑；停顿标记；停顿符号；分段；段落；延长记号；延音记号
In use
After a long discussion, the chairman called for a pause.
He pressed the pause button to stop the video.
She took a pause to catch her breath before continuing.
a pause in [n]
There was a long pause in the conversation.
谈话中有一个长时间的停顿。
without a pause
He spoke for an hour without a pause.
他不停地说了一个小时。
take a pause
Let's take a pause and review what we've done.
我们暂停一下，回顾一下已经完成的工作。
Connections
Collocations
- brief pause
- 短暂的停顿
- There was a brief pause before he continued speaking.他继续讲话之前有一个短暂的停顿。
- take a pause
- 稍作停顿
- Let's take a pause and review what we've learned.让我们稍作停顿，回顾一下学过的内容。
- pause for thought
- 停下来思考
- The question gave him pause for thought.这个问题让他停下来思考。
- without a pause
- 不停地
- He talked for an hour without a pause.他不停地说了一个小时。
- pause button
- 暂停按钮
- Press the pause button to stop the video.按下暂停按钮停止视频。
- give pause to
Learner notes
Memory Tip
看到播放器上的暂停符号（两条竖线），就联想到英文"pause"表示暂停。
Context & Register
通常用于表示短暂停止的场合，口语和书面语均常见，如视频播放暂停、说话停顿等。
Grammar Note
常用作单数，可与a连用
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words rhyme with 'pause': cause, clause, applause, because, paws. Note that 'sauce' shares the same '-ause' spelling but is pronounced /sɔːs/ with a final /s/ sound, not /z/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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