paused

英 [pɔːzd] 美 [pɔːzd]

v.  暂停; 停顿; (按暂停键)暂停放音,暂停放像
pause的过去分词和过去式



柯林斯词典

  1. VERB 停顿;暂停
    If you pause while you are doing something, you stop for a short period and then continue.
    1. 'It's rather embarrassing,' he began, and paused...
      “非常令人难堪,”他开口道,然后停顿了一下。
    2. He had to pause to clear his throat...
      他不得不停顿一下清清嗓子。
    3. He worked steadily, and fast, pausing only to toss away clumps of grass roots...
      他平稳快速地工作着,只在扔掉草根块儿时停顿一下。
    4. On leaving, she paused for a moment at the door...
      离开时,她在门口停顿了一下。
    5. He talked for two hours without pausing for breath.
      他一连说了两个小时,都没有停顿一下喘口气。
  2. N-COUNT 停顿;暂停
    A pause is a short period when you stop doing something before continuing.
    1. After a pause Alex said sharply: 'I'm sorry if I've upset you'...
      歇了一会儿后,亚历克斯毫不客气地说:“要是让你心烦了,那我很抱歉。”
    2. There was a pause while the barmaid set down two plates in front of us.
      酒吧女招待在我们面前摆放两个盘子时停顿了一下。
  3. PHRASE 使认真考虑;使犹豫
    If something gives you pause for thought, it makes you think carefully about something, especially in a different way than you have thought about it before.
    1. An opposition spokesman said he hoped the agreement would give them pause for thought about the futility of violence.
      反对派发言人说他希望协议能够让他们仔细想想暴力行为毫无意义。

双语例句

  1. She paused and turned, her face alight with happiness.
    她停住转过身,脸上洋溢着幸福。
  2. He paused before answering
    他停顿了一下才回答。
  3. She paused long enough to bathe her blistered feet.
    她把双脚长时间泡在水中,以充分浸泡长满水泡的脚。
  4. He spoke for one and a half hours and barely paused for breath.
    他几乎一口气没停地说了一个半小时。
  5. He paused to stub out the butt of his cigar.
    他停下来,踩灭了手中的烟头。
  6. He paused and cocked his head as if listening
    他停顿了一下,歪着头,好像是在听。
  7. She paused for a moment to collect herself
    她停了一会儿,让自己镇定下来。
  8. He paused, drawing a deep breath.
    他停了下来,深深地吸了口气。
  9. Jock paused for effect, his eyes glinting over his glass as he took another drink
    乔克为了制造效果停下来又喝了口酒,他的眼睛在酒杯上方光芒闪烁。
  10. I paused in the hall to take three deep breaths to restore my equilibrium
    我在大厅里停了一下,深吸了三口气以恢复平静。
  11. She paused as the group of children filed out of the house
    那群孩子从房子里鱼贯而出时,她停了下来。
  12. From ingrained habit he paused to straighten up the bed.
    出于长期的习惯,他停下来整理床铺。
  13. He paused enough to consider the options but never so long as to lose the initiative.
    他停顿了一会儿权衡自己有哪些选项,但并没有久到丧失主动权。
  14. She paused momentarily when she saw them.
    看到他们,她停了片刻。
  15. He paused and narrowed his eyes in concentration.
    他停下来,眯起眼睛专注地看着。
  16. 'It's rather embarrassing,' he began, and paused
    “非常令人难堪,”他开口道,然后停顿了一下。
  17. On leaving, she paused for a moment at the door
    离开时,她在门口停顿了一下。
  18. There were two lemon trees and I paused to enjoy their perfume.
    那里有两棵柠檬树,我不禁驻足品味柠檬的芬芳。
  19. She paused as she pounded the maize grains.
    她捣玉米粒时停了一下。
  20. He paused, feeling his scalp prickling under his hat
    他停了下来,觉得帽子下面头皮刺痒。
  21. He paused, absorbed by his reflections.
    他停下来,陷入了沉思。
  22. She paused, but did not turn round
    她停了一下,但是并没有转身。
  23. He paused under a streetlamp and looked across at the cafe.
    他在街灯下停下来,看着对面的咖啡馆。
  24. The gunmen paused only to cut the wires to the house, then vanished into the countryside.
    那些持枪歹徒停下来只是切断了连接到房子里的电线,然后消失在乡间。
  25. They paused at the top of the stairs, doubtful as to which way to go next
    他们在楼梯顶部停住了,不知道接下来该往哪边走。
  26. He paused a moment and then got down.
    他停了一会儿,然后下了车。
  27. He paused and I waited for him to go on.
    他停顿了一下,我在等待他继续说下去。
  28. He paused before the door.
    他在门前停顿了一下。
  29. Finally she paused, which oave me an opening to speak.
    最后她停了下来,这给了我一个讲话的机会。