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pause to do sth
He paused to check his phone.
他停下来查看手机。
暂停；停顿；歇息
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暂停；停顿；歇息
To stop doing something for a short time, especially to rest or wait.
He paused to check his phone.
他停下来查看手机。
暂时休息,在努力之后短暂休息。
To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.
暂时停止(某项活动)。
To stop (an activity) for a while.
打断活动并等待。
To interrupt an activity and wait.
犹豫；退缩；拖延。
To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.
pause
Base
原形
pauses
3rd person
第三人称单数
pausing
-ing
现在分词
paused
Past
过去式
paused
Past participle
过去分词
He pauses before answering.
他在回答前暂停一下。
She paused for a moment.
她暂停了一会儿。
They have paused the game.
他们已经暂停了游戏。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
She paused to catch her breath after running up the stairs.
她跑上楼梯后停下来喘口气。
Please pause the video at the 10-minute mark.
请在10分钟处暂停视频。
He paused before answering the difficult question.
他在回答那个难题之前停顿了一下。
He paused to check his phone.
他停下来查看手机。
Please pause the video at 2:30.
请在2分30秒处暂停视频。
They paused for a moment of silence.
他们暂停了片刻以示默哀。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
停下来思考
I paused to think about her question.
我停下来思考她的问题。
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。
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。
暂停视频
He paused the video to answer the phone.
他暂停视频去接电话。
在门口迟疑
He paused at the door, wondering if he should go in.
他在门口迟疑，不知道是否该进去。
让某人犹豫；使某人停下来思考
Her unexpected question gave me pause.
她出乎意料的问题让我犹豫了一下。
停下来思考；踌躇片刻
He paused for thought before answering the difficult question.
他在回答这个难题之前停下来思考了一下。
暂停；搁置
The whole plan is on pause until we get more funding.
整个计划在获得更多资金之前都暂时搁置了。
Use pause naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
常见搭配：pause to do sth 暂停去做某事；pause for sth 因...而暂停
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