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a pause in [n]
There was a long pause in the conversation.
谈话中有一个长时间的停顿。
暂停；休息；间歇
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暂停；休息；间歇
A temporary stop or rest; a short break from activity.
There was a long pause in the conversation.
谈话中有一个长时间的停顿。
暂时的停止或休息；行动的间歇；中断；暂停；终止。
A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
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。
A button whose functions are pausing and resuming something, such as a DVD player, a video game or a computer.
短暂放松和做其他事情的时间。
A short time for relaxing and doing something else.
犹豫；悬疑；怀疑。
Hesitation; suspense; doubt.
After a long discussion, the chairman called for a pause.
经过长时间的讨论，主席要求暂停一下。
He pressed the pause button to stop the video.
他按下了暂停按钮来停止视频。
She took a pause to catch her breath before continuing.
她停顿了一下喘口气，然后继续。
There was a long pause in the conversation.
谈话中有一个长时间的停顿。
He spoke for an hour without a pause.
他不停地说了一个小时。
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。
Not this
I need to make a pause.
Use this
I need to take a pause.
英语中，名词pause常与动词take或have搭配，而不与make搭配，这是受中文‘做暂停’的影响。
Not this
Let's have a stop for coffee.
Use this
Let's have a pause for coffee.
stop表示完全停止，而pause表示短暂停顿。如果只是短暂休息喝咖啡，应用pause。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
停下来思考
The question gave him pause for thought.
这个问题让他停下来思考。
不停地
He talked for an hour without a pause.
他不停地说了一个小时。
暂停按钮
Press the pause button to stop the video.
按下暂停按钮停止视频。
使犹豫
The warning gave pause to many investors.
这个警告使许多投资者犹豫了。
令人深思；使人犹豫
The alarming statistics give pause to even the most optimistic observers.
这些惊人的数据甚至让最乐观的观察者都犹豫起来。
停下来思考
The proposal was so radical that it made everyone pause for thought.
这个提议如此激进，以至于每个人都停下来思考。
意味深长的停顿
After his question, there was a pregnant pause before she answered.
在他的问题之后，她回答前有一个意味深长的停顿。
Use pause naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
常用作单数，可与a连用
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