pauses

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常见例句

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词: S+～(+A)

They paused a while.
他们停了一会儿。
Gemma paused an instant in the doorway.
吉玛在门口稍停了片刻。
As he passed the next cabin he paused a minute.
当他走过隔壁客舱时,他停了一会儿。
She paused a little and Philip pressed her to tell it.
她踌躇了一下,但菲利普催她把那件事说出来。
She paused at the door out of fear.
由于害怕,她在门口迟疑了一下。
The dog paused when it heard me.
狗听到我的声音停了下来。

S+～+to- v

The man paused to look round.
那人停下来看看四周。
The joggers paused to catch their breath.
慢跑者们暂停下来以便喘口气。

用作名词 (n.)

After a little pause, he went on with his speech.
稍停一会儿后,他又继续讲演。
After a short pause he added gravely to me,“ I think we ought to help them.”
停了一会儿后,他接着严肃地对我说：“我认为我们应当帮助他们。”
The lady spoke for an hour without a pause.
那女人不停地讲了一个小时。
Government sources said there would be no prolonged pause in the war.
据官方消息,这场战争的时间不会长。

用作名词 (n.)

There will be a brief pause in the program.
这个计划可能需要暂停一下。
I made the classic mistake of clapping in a pause in the music!
我在乐曲演奏暂停的间歇鼓起掌来，真是大错特错！
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。
Weather condition is bad enough to give pause to even the most experienced climber.
天气十分恶劣，即使最有经验的登山者也犹豫不决。

用作不及物动词 (vi.)

He paused before making the important decision.
他在作出这个重要决定前犹豫不决。
A speaker should pause when coming to the end of a sentence.
每讲完一句话，讲话者都应该停顿一下。
You should pause and ponder now.
你现在应该停下来仔细考虑一下。
At the top of the rise they pause for a rest.
他们在小山的顶部停下来休息。