Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2566
pause
暂停；停顿；歇息
To stop doing something for a short time, especially to rest or wait.
- 1.
To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.
暂时休息,在努力之后短暂休息。
- 2.
To stop (an activity) for a while.
暂时停止(某项活动)。
- 3.
To interrupt an activity and wait.
打断活动并等待。
- 4.
To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.
犹豫；退缩；拖延。
- 5.
To halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point.
暂时停止播放或回放,以便从同一点继续。
迟疑；犹豫；踌躇；暂停（播放）；暂时休息,在努力之后短暂休息。；暂时停止(某项活动)。；打断活动并等待。
In use
She paused to catch her breath after running up the stairs.
Please pause the video at the 10-minute mark.
He paused before answering the difficult question.
pause to do sth
He paused to check his phone.
他停下来查看手机。
pause sth
Please pause the video at 2:30.
请在2分30秒处暂停视频。
pause for sth
They paused for a moment of silence.
他们暂停了片刻以示默哀。
Verb forms
Connections
Collocations
- pause for breath
- 停下来喘口气
- She paused for breath before continuing up the hill.她在继续上山前停下来喘了口气。
- pause to think
- 停下来思考
- I paused to think about her question.我停下来思考她的问题。
- pause for a moment
- 稍作停顿
- Let's pause for a moment and consider the risks.让我们稍作停顿，考虑一下风险。
- pause before answering
- 回答前停顿一下
- She paused before answering the tricky question.她在回答那个棘手的问题前停顿了一下。
- pause the video
- 暂停视频
- He paused the video to answer the phone.他暂停视频去接电话。
- pause at the door
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想:pause 与 paws(爪子)同音,小动物听到动静突然 pause 停住,爪子悬在半空,一切暂时静止。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：everyday conversation、media playback、formal narration pause 作动词整体为中性词，日常口语和书面语中都常用；表示“暂停播放”多用于媒体操作等场景，表示“犹豫、踌躇”时比较常见于正式叙述或书面表达。
Grammar Note
常见搭配：pause to do sth 暂停去做某事；pause for sth 因...而暂停
Pronunciation & Spelling
在通用美式发音中，cause、clause、applause、because、paws、draws 的结尾都是 /ɔːz/，与 pause /pɔːz/ 押韵；其中 pause 与 paws 同音。注意拼写相似的 sauce /sɔːs/：结尾是清音 /s/，不押韵。
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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