pause是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 a short period in which something such as a sound or an activity is stopped before starting again -- 暫停

  • There will be a brief pause in the proceedings while the piano is moved into place. 在將鋼琴搬過去放好之前，活動將暫停一會兒。

  • After a long, awkward pause, someone finally asked a question. 在長得令人尷尬的停頓過後，有人問了個問題。

  • She spoke for three quarters of an hour without so much as a pause. 她一連說了45分鐘，連停都沒停一下。

  • There followed a pregnant (= filled with meaning) pause in which neither of them knew what to say. 接下來是意味深長的停頓，兩人誰也不知道說甚麼好。

  • I pressed pause/the pause button so I could go make a cup of tea. 我按下了暫停鍵，這樣我可以去泡杯茶。

• 1 to stop doing something for a short time -- 暫停，停頓

  • He paused and thought for a moment. 他停下來想了一會兒。

  • She paused to catch her breath, and then kept on jogging. 她停下來喘了口氣，接著繼續慢跑。

  • Can you pause the movie there, please? 能請你把電影暫停一下嗎？

  • It is now possible to pause and rewind live television. 讓實況轉播節目暫停或是倒回去重放現在都是可能的了。

  • She paused at key moments in the scene. 在這個場景的關鍵時刻，她暫停了一下。