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BNC: 2566 COCA: 2777

pause

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 pause /ˈpɑːz/ noun
plural pauses
1 pause
/ˈpɑːz/
noun
plural pauses
Learner's definition of PAUSE
: a temporary stop : a period of time in which something is stopped before it is started again暂停;停顿;间歇
[count]
[noncount]
[noncount] : a control that you use when you want to stop a recorded song, movie, etc., for a short time暂停键
[count] music : the sign  𝄐 that is placed over or under a musical note, rest, etc., to show that it should be held longer than usual(音符、休止符等的)延长记号(𝄐)

give (someone) pause

also give (someone) pause for thought
: to cause (someone) to stop and think about something carefully or to have doubts about something让(某人)停下来仔细思考;使犹豫
2 pause /ˈpɑːz/ verb
pauses; paused; pausing
2 pause
/ˈpɑːz/
verb
pauses; paused; pausing
Learner's definition of PAUSE
[no object] : to stop doing something for a short time before doing it again中断;暂停
[+ object] : to cause (a recorded song, movie, etc.) to stop for a short time by pushing a button on a device(按暂停键)暂停
BNC: 2566 COCA: 2777

pause

1 of 2

noun

1
: a temporary stop
2
a
: a break in a verse
b
: a brief suspension of the voice to indicate the limits and relations of sentences and their parts
3
: temporary inaction especially as caused by uncertainty : hesitation
4
a
: the sign denoting a fermata
b
: a mark (such as a period or comma) used in writing or printing to indicate or correspond to a pause of voice
5
: a reason or cause for pausing (as to reconsider)
a thought that should give one pause
6
: a function of an electronic device that pauses a recording

pause

2 of 2

verb

paused; pausing

intransitive verb

1
: to stop temporarily
2
: to linger for a time

transitive verb

: to cause to pause : stop

Example Sentences

Noun There was a brief pause in the conversation. After a pause the teacher continued the lesson. He hit pause on the player and explained the significance of the song's lyrics. Please hit the pause button on the remote control. Verb She paused for a few seconds before crossing the street. We paused briefly to look at the scenery. He talked for over an hour without pausing. He picked up the remote control and paused the movie. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Other economists said the report still showed a strong labor market, which the Fed must weaken before inflation can drop meaningfully and take a pause. Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2022 THE BUZZ Stone may have hit pause on his narrative-feature career, but the always provocative filmmaker continues to churn out docs that still find an audience among specialty buyers. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Aug. 2022 The federal government plans to hit pause this week on a program that sends free at-home rapid Covid-19 tests to U.S. households. WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022 At the beginning of the pandemic, whole industries hit pause to wait things out. Alyona Medelyan, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 The city is still drafting rules for applying the law and has hit pause on a financing program that would pay for the sorts of retrofitting that many buildings will need. New York Times, 16 Aug. 2022 One of his first acts as president was to block the Keystone XL pipeline and hit pause on new permits for oil drilling on public lands. Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 27 July 2022 Richard Moore, chief of the British foreign intelligence service, MI6, predicted that the Russians would be forced to take a pause, offering an opening to Ukrainian forces. Michael Schwirtz, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2022 Mettetal hit pause on the video and examined the frame closer. CNN, 2 July 2022
Verb
The moves pause worker protests that in recent months have involved hundreds of thousands of workers and at times disrupted train and mail services across England. Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2022 Peter Morgan, the creator of Netflix’s The Crown, which follows the life of Queen Elizabeth, shared Thursday that the show’s sixth season will pause production to mourn the Queen’s death. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2022 The complaint asks the public offices commission to dissolve the independent expenditure group, A Stronger Alaska, or force it to pause its activities during the current election cycle. Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2022 Bill Ackman, billionaire investor and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, said Tuesday that investors would be prompted to buy stocks when the Federal Reserve decides to pause interest rate hikes. Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2022 China’s battery giant was reportedly looking at building a plant in Mexico or the U.S., only to pause the plans following the recent tensions over Taiwan. Stephen Wilmot, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022 For me, self-care is all about tapping into your most authentic self, whether that means taking time for yourself at the end of the day or setting alarms to pause and take deep breaths. Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Aug. 2022 Concentric circles and dots are metaphorical representations of attention that become actual points of focus when the viewer’s eyes pause to take them in. Liz Tormes, Scientific American, 26 Aug. 2022 Whenever your business hits a downturn, pause and get creative. Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Latin pausa, from Greek pausis, from pauein to stop

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of pause was in the 15th century
BNC: 2566 COCA: 2777
pause

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + PAUSE | PAUSE + VERB | PAUSE + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEbrief, momentary, short, slight, small短暫的停頓;片刻的停頓;略微的停頓lengthy, long長時間的停頓frequent頻繁的停頓He made frequent pauses to catch his breath.他不時停下來喘口氣。awkward, uncomfortable尷尬的停頓pregnant意味深長的停頓dramatic誇張的停頓thoughtful若有所思的停頓silent無聲的停頓VERB + PAUSEtake暫停Shall we take a pause here?我們在這裏暫停一下好嗎?PAUSE + VERBfollow接下來是停頓In the pause that followed, I noticed that he was shaking.接下來的停頓中,我發現他在顫抖。PAUSE + NOUNbutton (on a video camera, etc.錄像機等) 暫停鍵PREPOSITIONafter a/the pause在停頓之後'I don't know,' he said after a long pause.他停頓了很久才說道:“我不知道。”in a/the pause在停頓中Everyone nodded in agreement in the pauses between his sentences.他每說完一句話,大家都贊同地點頭。with a/ the pause伴隨着停頓He read very slowly and with frequent pauses.他讀得非常慢,並不時停頓。without a/the pause沒有停頓She read the whole text without a pause.她一口氣讀完了整篇課文。pause before⋯之前的停頓There was a long pause before he spoke again.他停頓了很久,才再次開口說話。pause between⋯之間的停頓in the pauses between his jokes在他那些笑話之間的停頓pause for為⋯的停頓a pause for breath停下來喘口氣pause in⋯中的停頓during a pause in the conversation在談話中的停頓
pause

verb

ADVERB | PHRASES ADVERBbriefly, (for) a moment, momentarily, (for) a second短暫停頓;猶豫一會兒;停頓片刻She paused a moment and then walked away.她猶豫了一下,然後走開了。mid-sentence, mid-stride話說到半句時/跨出半步時停下來She paused mid-stride when the doorbell rang.她正提腳要走,門鈴響了。occasionally偶爾停頓She paused occasionally to smell the flowers.她偶爾停下來聞聞花香。barely, hardly幾乎不停頓He spoke for two hours and barely paused for breath.他談了兩個小時,幾乎都沒停下來喘口氣。deliberately故意停頓She paused deliberately, her eyes holding his.她故意停下來,眼睛迎着他的目光。dramatically, meaningfully戲劇性地/意味深長地停頓expectantly滿懷期待地停下來reflectively, thoughtfully若有所思地停頓uncertainly猶豫不決地停頓awkwardly, uncomfortably尷尬地停頓PHRASESpause for breath, pause for thought停下來喘口氣/思考pause only long enough to do sth, pause only to do sth停下來時間只夠做⋯;停下來做⋯Pausing only to put out her cigarette, she left the room.她停下來把煙掐掉,然後就離開了房間。pause to consider, look, reflect, etc.停下來思考、看、細想等Just pause to think before giving me your answer.先想一想再回答我。without pausing沒有停下Without pausing to knock, she opened the door.她沒有停下來敲門就打開了門。

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