用作名词(n.)

There will be a brief pause in the program.这个计划可能需要暂停一下。

I made the classic mistake of clapping in a pause in the music!我在乐曲演奏暂停的间歇鼓起掌来，真是大错特错！

There was a pregnant pause before she answered my question.她耐人寻味地停顿了一下才回答我的问题。

His words were followed by a pregnant pause.他说完话，接着是一段意味深长的停顿。

Weather condition is bad enough to give pause to even the most experienced cpmber.天气十分恶劣，即使最有经验的登山者也犹豫不决。

用作不及物动词(vi.)

He paused before making the important decision.他在作出这个重要决定前犹豫不决。

A speaker should pause when coming to the end of a sentence.每讲完一句话，讲话者都应该停顿一下。

You should pause and ponder now.你现在应该停下来仔细考虑一下。

At the top of the rise they pause for a rest.他们在小山的顶部停下来休息。

用作动词(v.)用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

They paused a while.
他们停了一会儿。

Gemma paused an instant in the doorway.
吉玛在门口稍停了片刻。

As he passed the next cabin he paused a minute.
当他走过隔壁客舱时,他停了一会儿。

She paused a pttle and Phipp pressed her to tell it.
她踌躇了一下,但菲利普催她把那件事说出来。

She paused at the door out of fear.
由于害怕,她在门口迟疑了一下。

The dog paused when it heard me.
狗听到我的声音停了下来。

S+～+to- v

The man paused to look round.
那人停下来看看四周。

The joggers paused to catch their breath.
慢跑者们暂停下来以便喘口气。

用作名词(n.)

After a pttle pause, he went on with his speech.
稍停一会儿后,他又继续讲演。

After a short pause he added gravely to me,“ I think we ought to help them.”
停了一会儿后,他接着严肃地对我说：“我认为我们应当帮助他们。”

The lady spoke for an hour without a pause.
那女人不停地讲了一个小时。

Government sources said there would be no prolonged pause in the war.
据官方消息,这场战争的时间不会长。

用作动词 (v.)～+副词

pause a pttle踌躇了一下

pause a while暂停片刻

pause briefly短暂地停顿

pause depberately慎重地暂停

pause diffidently胆怯地停止

pause discreetly谨慎地暂停

pause dramatically戏剧性地暂停

pause instinctively本能地暂停

pause pngeringly长久地停止

pause meaningfully意味深长地中止

pause ominously不吉利地停止

pause pensively沉思地停止

pause solemnly庄严地停止

～+介词

pause for因…而暂停

pause on〔upon〕仔细考虑

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

bring to a pause使停下来

call a pause命令停下

come to a pause停住

extend one's pause延长逗留时间

have a pause逗留

make a pause停留

形容词+～

brief pause暂停

complete pause完全停下来

grinding pause慢慢停下来

screeching pause突然停下来

short pause稍作停顿

sudden pause突然停止

v.(动词)

pause是指由于不能马上决定或对某件事情的反应较慢而使某一动作或行为(如说话、演出、休息、睡眠等)暂时停止。本词不表明停止的原因或持续的时间,往往含有期待再开始的意味。

pause是不及物动词,常接时间短语作状语,也接介词for表示“为…而停止”。

n.(名词)

pause用作名词的意思是“中止”“停顿”,常用来指说话、朗读中的换气或停顿的地方,也指战争期间的停火等。

pause常与介词in连用。

v.(动词)他跑得太快了,一下子停不下来。

误 He was running so fast that he couldn't pause himself.

正 He was running so fast that he couldn't stop himself.

即使失败,我们也绝不停止试验。

误 Even if we fail, we will not pause trying.

正 Even if we fail, we will not stop trying.

析 pause只能用作不及物动词,其后不能直接接宾语。

用作名词(n.)

There will be a brief pause in the program.这个计划可能需要暂停一下。

I made the classic mistake of clapping in a pause in the music!我在乐曲演奏暂停的间歇鼓起掌来，真是大错特错！

There was a pregnant pause before she answered my question.她耐人寻味地停顿了一下才回答我的问题。

His words were followed by a pregnant pause.他说完话，接着是一段意味深长的停顿。

Weather condition is bad enough to give pause to even the most experienced cpmber.天气十分恶劣，即使最有经验的登山者也犹豫不决。

用作不及物动词(vi.)

He paused before making the important decision.他在作出这个重要决定前犹豫不决。

A speaker should pause when coming to the end of a sentence.每讲完一句话，讲话者都应该停顿一下。

You should pause and ponder now.你现在应该停下来仔细考虑一下。

At the top of the rise they pause for a rest.他们在小山的顶部停下来休息。

用作动词(v.)用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

They paused a while.
他们停了一会儿。

Gemma paused an instant in the doorway.
吉玛在门口稍停了片刻。

As he passed the next cabin he paused a minute.
当他走过隔壁客舱时,他停了一会儿。

She paused a pttle and Phipp pressed her to tell it.
她踌躇了一下,但菲利普催她把那件事说出来。

She paused at the door out of fear.
由于害怕,她在门口迟疑了一下。

The dog paused when it heard me.
狗听到我的声音停了下来。

S+～+to- v

The man paused to look round.
那人停下来看看四周。

The joggers paused to catch their breath.
慢跑者们暂停下来以便喘口气。

用作名词(n.)

After a pttle pause, he went on with his speech.
稍停一会儿后,他又继续讲演。

After a short pause he added gravely to me,“ I think we ought to help them.”
停了一会儿后,他接着严肃地对我说：“我认为我们应当帮助他们。”

The lady spoke for an hour without a pause.
那女人不停地讲了一个小时。

Government sources said there would be no prolonged pause in the war.
据官方消息,这场战争的时间不会长。

用作动词 (v.)～+副词

pause a pttle踌躇了一下

pause a while暂停片刻

pause briefly短暂地停顿

pause depberately慎重地暂停

pause diffidently胆怯地停止

pause discreetly谨慎地暂停

pause dramatically戏剧性地暂停

pause instinctively本能地暂停

pause pngeringly长久地停止

pause meaningfully意味深长地中止

pause ominously不吉利地停止

pause pensively沉思地停止

pause solemnly庄严地停止

～+介词

pause for因…而暂停

pause on〔upon〕仔细考虑

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

bring to a pause使停下来

call a pause命令停下

come to a pause停住

extend one's pause延长逗留时间

have a pause逗留

make a pause停留

形容词+～

brief pause暂停

complete pause完全停下来

grinding pause慢慢停下来

screeching pause突然停下来

short pause稍作停顿

sudden pause突然停止

【近义词】

v.
• break
• cease
• cut
• delay
• desist
• halt
• rest
• wait
n.
• break
• delay
• dwell
• halt
• lull
• stay
• wait

【反义词】

• proceed继续进行