| 单词 | pause |
| 释义 | pause —pausal, adj. —pauseful, adj. —pausefully, adv. —pauseless, adj. —pauselessly, adv. —pauser, n. —pausingly, adv. /pawz/, n. , v. , paused, pausing. n. 1. a temporary stop or rest, esp. in speech or action: a short pause after each stroke of the oar. 2. a cessation of activity because of doubt or uncertainty; a momentary hesitation. 3. any comparatively brief stop, delay, wait, etc.: I would like to make a pause in my talk and continue after lunch. 4. a break or rest in speaking or reading to emphasize meaning, grammatical relation, metrical division, etc., or in writing or printing by the use of punctuation. 5. Pros. a break or suspension, as a caesura, in a line of verse. 6. Music. a fermata. 7. give pause, to cause to hesitate or be unsure, as from surprise or doubt: These frightening statistics give us pause. v.i. 8. to make a brief stop or delay; wait; hesitate: He paused at the edge of the pool for a moment. I'll pause in my lecture so we can all get some coffee. 9. to dwell or linger (usually fol. by on or upon): to pause upon a particular point. [1400-50; (n.) ME < L pausa < Gk paûsis a halt, equiv. to paú(ein) to stop + -sis -SIS; (v.) deriv. of the n.] Syn. 1-3. suspension, interruption, break, halt; hiatus, lacuna. 8. rest. 9. tarry, delay. |
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