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

单词

give pause

释义

pause¹ /pöz/

noun

Intermission
A temporary stop
A short break
Cessation caused by doubt
Hesitation
A mark for suspending the voice (prosody)
A continuance of a note or rest beyond its time, or a mark indicating this (music)
(also pause button) a control that causes a temporary stop in the playing of a DVD, video, etc

intransitive verb (Shakespeare transitive verb reflexive)

To make a pause

transitive verb

To cause to stop

ORIGIN: Fr, from L pausa, from Gr pausis, from pauein to cause to cease

pausˈal adjective

pauseˈful adjective

pauseˈfully adverb

pauseˈless adjective

pauseˈlessly adverb

pausˈer noun

pausˈing noun and adjective

pausˈingly adverb

give pause

To cause to hesitate

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