词典释义：
a temporary stop in action or speech
暂停，中止；停顿
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she dropped me outside during a brief pause in the rain 当雨暂停时，她停车让我出去
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[mass noun]
the admiral chattered away without pause .这个海军上将喋喋不休地说个不停。
【乐】 延长符号。
(亦作
（尤指录像或磁带录制、复制过程中的）暂停键。
interrupt action or speech briefly
中止，暂停，停顿
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she paused, at a loss for words .她停住了，不知说啥好。
[with obj.]temporarily interrupt the operation of (a video or audio tape or computer program)
使（录像带、录音带或计算机程序）暂停
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she had paused a tape on the VCR .她暂停了一下播放中的录像带。
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give pause to someone （或give pause for thought ） cause someone to think carefully or hesitate before doing something 使踌躇，使犹豫the sight of these gives any wouldbe attacker pause for thought . 看到这些情况，每个可能的攻击者都会踌躇不前
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pause sth 暂停...
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the pause button 暂停键
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after a pause 过了一会儿
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"late Middle English： from Old French, from Latin
