pauses

英 [ˈpɔːzɪz]

美 [ˈpɔːzɪz]

v.  暂停; 停顿; (按暂停键)暂停放音，暂停放像
n.  停顿; 停顿的时间; 延长记号; 暂停键
pause的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 停顿；暂停
  If youpausewhile 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。
• N-COUNT 停顿；暂停
  Apauseis 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。
• PHRASE 使认真考虑；使犹豫
  If somethinggivesyoupause 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

• A familiar problem that this causes is the pauses that occur during Garbage Collection ( GC).
  这导致的一个问题就是在垃圾收集（GC）时所产生的停顿现象。
• Use the Debug URL window to control when your application pauses in the debugger.
  使用DebugURL窗口控制应用程序何时暂停。
• If pause times are high, application responsiveness can suffer because application activity is halted during GC pauses.
  如果暂停时间值较高，则应用程序响应性就低，因为应用程序活动将在GC暂停期间停止。
• A very common modification to legendary is when he pauses in the middle to add more suspense.
  一个非常常见的legendary的修饰就是当他故意在中间加上停顿制造更多的悬念。
• Faster collections mean shorter pauses, and thus better application responsiveness.
  收集更快意味着暂停时间更短，因此应用程序响应性也更好。
• Don't make the pauses between exhaling and inhaling too long
  不要与呼出和吸入太长暂停
• The sick man spoke slowly, with frequent pauses for breath.
  那个病人慢慢地讲着，不时停下来喘息。
• A small smile flickers across his face, before he pauses, worried about appearing insensitive.
  他脸上闪过一丝微笑，随后停顿了一下，担心这会显得自己不麻木不仁。
• He pauses, again watching his words.
  他顿了一下，再次斟酌了下措辞。
• Then he pauses, and that reels in attention.
  然后，他暂停了一下，顿时集中了与会者的注意力。