pause

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɔːz/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pɔz/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pôz)

Inflections of 'pause' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
pauses
v 3rd person singular
pausing
v pres p
paused
v past
paused
v past p
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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2026:

主要翻译
英语中文
pause n(temporary stop)SCSimplified Chinese 暂停 zàn tíng
  SCSimplified Chinese 暂时中止 zàn tíng，zàn shí zhōng zhǐ
 Jim thought Steve had finished speaking, but it was only a pause.
pause⇒ vi(stop temporarily)SCSimplified Chinese 暂停 zàn tíng
 The speaker paused to allow her words to sink in, before continuing with the rest of the speech.
pause to do [sth] v expr(stop for purpose)SCSimplified Chinese 停下来做某事
 Oliver paused to think, before continuing with his work.
pause [sth]⇒ vtr(stop temporarily)SCSimplified Chinese 把…暂停
TCTraditional Chinese 把…暫停
 Petra paused the meeting so that everyone could read the new information they had just received.
pause [sth] vtr(DVD, etc.: stop temporarily)SCSimplified Chinese 暂停播放
TCTraditional Chinese 暫停播放
 Natalie paused the film while she answered the phone.
pause n(button that temporarily stops [sth])SCSimplified Chinese 暂停键 zàn tíng jiàn
TCTraditional Chinese 暫停鍵
 If you hit pause, the film will stop at the point you are watching and will start again from the same point when you are ready.
 有所遗漏？报告错误或提出改进建议

WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2026:

复合形式：
英语中文
give [sb] pause vtr + n(make you stop, think)SCSimplified Chinese 使…停了下来
 Seeing the armed guards on the door gave Nathan pause.
give [sb] pause to do [sth] v expr(make you stop, think)SCSimplified Chinese 使某人停下来做某事
 Samantha's death has given us all pause to reflect on what is important in life.
 有所遗漏？报告错误或提出改进建议

Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:

pause [pɔːz]
I n [c]
1 (=temporary halt) 停顿(頓) tíngdùn [次 cì]
2 (Mus) 延长(長)号(號) yánchánghào
II vi (when speaking) 停顿(頓) tíngdùn
(when doing sth) 暂(暫)停 zàntíng
  • to pause for breath
    停下来(來)喘口气(氣) tíng xiàlái chuǎn kǒu qì
在这些条目还发现'pause'：
在英文解释里：
awkward silence - break - breather - caesura - catch your breath - cigarette break - coffee break - commercial break - dwell - fermata - hesitate - hesitation - interlude - interval - letting up - lunch break - lunch hour - pit stop - pregnant - recess - respite - rest break - tea break - time out - well
中文：
顿 - 停顿

习惯性搭配： took a dramatic pause, took a pause to [think, consider, drink], there was a pause in the [conversation, music, commotion], 更多……

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