1. | [i] 暂停;停顿to stop talking or doing sth for a short time before continuing |
Anita paused for a moment, then said: ‘All right’. 安尼塔略停了一会儿,然后说:“好吧”。 | |
The woman spoke almost without pausing for breath(= very quickly) . 那女人说话像放连珠炮似的。 | |
I paused at the door and looked back. 我停在门口,回头看了看。 | |
Pausing only to pull on a sweater, he ran out of the house. 他只停下来穿了件毛衣就冲出了屋外。 |
2. | [t] ~ sth (按暂停键)暂停放音,暂停放像to stop a tape, CD, etc. for a short time using the pause button |
She paused the DVD and went to answer the phone. 她暂停了 DVD 去接电话。 |
1. | [c] ~ (in sth) 停顿;停顿的时间a period of time during which sb stops talking or stops what they are doing |
There was a long pause before she answered. 她停了好一会儿才回答。 | |
David waited for a pause in the conversation so he could ask his question. 戴维等着谈话停下来,好问个问题。 | |
After a brief pause, they continued climbing. 他们略停了一下就继续爬山。 | |
The rain fell without pause . 雨不停地下着。 |
2. | [c] 延长记号a sign (n) over a note or a rest to show that it should be longer than usual |
3. | [u] 暂停键a control that allows you to stop a tape recorder , CD player, etc. for a short time |
Press pause to stop the tape. 按暂停键停下磁带。 |