英语词汇“pause”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

verb | noun

pausepause1 /pɔz/ ●●● W2 verb [intransitive]

VERB TABLE

pause

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	pause
	he, she, it	pauses
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	paused
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have paused
	he, she, it	has paused
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had paused
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will pause
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have paused

Continuous Form
Present	I	am pausing
	he, she, it	is pausing
	you, we, they	are pausing
Past	I, he, she, it	was pausing
	you, we, they	were pausing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been pausing
	he, she, it	has been pausing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been pausing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be pausing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been pausing

COLLOCATIONS► paused for a moment

Jill paused for a moment to look at her notes.

► pausing for breath

He stopped, pausing for breath.

1to stop speaking or doing something for a short time before starting again: He paused at the door to straighten his tie.pause for Jill paused for a moment to look at her notes. He stopped, pausing for breath.pause to do something John paused to think.2[intransitive, transitive] to push a button on a tape player, cd player, computer, etc. in order to make a tape, CD etc. stop playing for a short time

verb | noun

pausepause2 ●●● W2 noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYpause²

Origin: 1400-1500 Latin pausa, from Greek pausis, from pauein to stop

COLLOCATIONS► a long/brief/short etc. pause

After a brief pause, Sharon said, “You’re right.”

► hit the pause button

She hit the pause button and pointed at the screen.

1a short time during which someone stops speaking or doing something before starting again: a long/brief/short etc. pause After a brief pause, Sharon said, “You’re right.”pause in an awkward pause in the conversation2 (also pause button) a button that allows you to stop a CD player, VCR, etc. for a short time and start it again: She hit the pause button and pointed at the screen.3give somebody pause (for thought) to make someone stop and consider carefully what he or she is doing: High house prices have given potential buyers pause.4eng. lang. arts a mark ( ) over a musical note, showing that the note is to be played or sung longer than usual [Origin: 1400–1500 Latin pausa, from Greek pausis, from pauein to stop]