单词 | pause |
释义 | Word Frequency pause(pɔːz) verb 1. (intransitive) to cease an action temporarily; stop 2. (intransitive) to hesitate; delay she replied without pausing 3. (transitive) to interrupt temporarily the operation of (a device or process) she paused the DVD noun 4. a temporary stop or rest, esp in speech or action; short break 5. a control button on an electronic device that allows the temporary interruption of playback or recording 6. prosody another word for caesura 7. Also called: fermata music a continuation of a note or rest beyond its normal length Usual symbol: 8. give pause to Derived forms pausal (ˈpausal) adjective pauser (ˈpauser) noun pausing (ˈpausing) noun, adjective Word origin C15: from Latin pausa pause, from Greek pausis, from pauein to halt |
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