pauses

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[ pauses ]

n.暂停, 中止, 犹豫不决
vi.停顿, 中止

例句与用法：

There was a pregnant pause before she answered my question.

她耐人寻味地停顿了一下才回答我的问题。

His words were followed by a pregnant pause.

他说完话，接着是一段意味深长的停顿。

He paused before making the important decision.

他在作出这个重要决定前犹豫不决。

I'd like to pause in my talk.

我想暂时谈到这里。

词形变化：

动词过去式: paused | 动词过去分词: paused | 动词现在分词: pausing | 动词第三人称单数: pauses |