pause
/pɔːz/ (bre, ipa) · /pɑːz/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈpȯz/ (ame, mw) · /pɔːz/ (ame, ipa)
pause — 名詞
- pausesingular
- pausesplural
1. a brief time when speaking, movement, music, or another activity stops and then
停頓
短暫停下的一段時間
a brief time when speaking, movement, music, or another activity stops and then continues.
After a short pause, the teacher wrote the answer on the board.
短暫停頓後，老師把答案寫在黑板上。
collocation: after a short pause
The phone line went quiet, then Mia spoke after a long pause.
電話那頭安靜了下來，沉默了好一會兒後，Mia 才又開口。
During the pause between songs, people hurried to buy cold drinks.
歌曲之間停頓時，人們趕著去買冰飲。
Without a pause, the speaker read three pages in one breath.
演講一路沒有停頓，講者一口氣念了三頁。
Rain gave the match a two-minute pause before the final point.
下雨讓比賽在最後一分前暫停了兩分鐘。
- break
common everyday word for a short stop or rest
- interruption
often suggests that something else stops the activity
- interval
more often a planned break in a show or event
- continuation
emphasizes that the activity keeps going
- flow
suggests smooth movement or speech without a break
用法筆記
Common with after, during, and without. It can describe a natural break in speech, music, movement, or another continuing activity.
2. the button, key, or screen control that briefly stops a recording, video, or sim
暫停鍵
裝置上的暫停按鍵
the button, key, or screen control that briefly stops a recording, video, or similar media.
Nora hit pause when the baby began to cry.
嬰兒一哭起來，Nora 就按下暫停鍵。
hit pause on a device
Use the pause button before you answer the front door.
你去應門前，先按一下暫停鍵。
Luca pressed the pause button at the exact second of the goal.
Luca 在進球那一秒按下了暫停鍵。
Grandpa asked which sign on the screen meant pause.
爺爺問螢幕上的哪個符號代表暫停鍵。
On this app, pause sits next to the red record icon.
在這個 app 裡，暫停鍵就在紅色錄製圖示旁邊。
- pause button
the most exact everyday term
- control
broader device word, not only for media
- icon
used when the control appears as a screen symbol
用法筆記
Often appears with button, key, icon, or control when naming part of a device or app.
常見錯誤
3. a silent beat between notes in a piece of music, or the written mark for that si
休止
樂曲中的停頓或其記號
a silent beat between notes in a piece of music, or the written mark for that silence.
The singer counted the pause before the drums came in.
歌手在鼓聲進來前先數了那個休止。
music: pause before the next sound
In bar six, the pause is too short; hold one more beat.
第六小節這個休止太短了，要再多留一拍。
Ella circled the pause in her violin part with pencil.
Ella 用鉛筆圈出了她小提琴譜上的休止。
The class missed the pause in bar four and came in early.
全班漏掉了第四小節的休止，所以提早進來了。
Our piano teacher asked for a cleaner pause between those notes.
鋼琴老師要我們把那些音之間的休止處理得更乾淨。
用法筆記
In music teaching, rest is often the more usual technical word, but pause can still be used for the silence or its sign.
4. a music sign that tells you to keep a note or a rest going longer than written.
延長記號
樂譜中拉長音值的符號
a music sign that tells you to keep a note or a rest going longer than written.
The conductor pointed at the pause above the last chord and held his hand up.
指揮指著最後和弦上方的延長記號，手也一直舉著。
music symbol: hold longer than written
Please watch the pause above the note and wait for my cue.
請看音符上方的延長記號，等我的提示再動。
In bar eight, the pause keeps the last rest going longer.
在第八小節，這個延長記號會把最後一個休止拉長。
Leo forgot the pause sign and ended the hymn too soon.
Leo 忘了那個延長記號，所以太早結束了聖歌。
The choir watched the pause above the final note and waited for the cue.
合唱團看著最後音符上方的延長記號，等著指揮的提示。
用法筆記
Usually written above a note or rest and often called a fermata in music classes.
pause — 動詞
- pausepresent simple I / you / we / they
- pauseshe / she / it
- pausedpast simple
- pausing-ing form
1. to briefly stop speaking, moving, or another ordinary activity, or to make it st
停一下
短暫停下，稍後再繼續
to briefly stop speaking, moving, or another ordinary activity, or to make it stop for a moment before it continues.
Maya paused to tie her shoe before crossing the road.
Maya 在過馬路前停一下綁鞋帶。
pause to + verb
The guide paused for water, then led us up the hill.
嚮導停一下喝水，接著又帶我們往山上走。
pause for + noun
The coach paused practice for two minutes after Noah fell.
Noah 跌倒後，教練讓練習停一下兩分鐘。
Please pause and check the map before we turn left.
請先停一下，看一下地圖，再決定左轉。
The parade paused at the front gate while the band fixed a drum.
遊行隊伍到了前門時停了一下，因為樂隊在修鼓。
文法句型
pause
pause something
pause for + noun
pause to + verb
用法筆記
Unlike stop, this verb usually suggests that the same activity will continue soon. It is common with pause for + noun and pause to + verb.
常見錯誤
2. to hold a video, recording, podcast, game, or similar media at its current point
按下暫停
用裝置把媒體或遊戲停住
to hold a video, recording, podcast, game, or similar media at its current point by using the device control.
Sam paused the video and answered his mother's call.
Sam 先把影片按暫停，再接媽媽打來的電話。
pause + video
I paused the podcast when the train entered the tunnel.
火車開進隧道時，我先把 podcast 按了暫停。
The children paused the game to help Grandpa carry boxes.
孩子們先把遊戲暫停，去幫爺爺搬箱子。
Nina paused the voice note at the house number and wrote it down.
Nina 把語音訊息停在門牌號碼那裡，先把它記下來。
Please pause the recording before you change the cable.
你換線之前，請先暫停錄音。
文法句型
pause something
用法筆記
Object is usually a video, recording, podcast, or game controlled by a device. Distinguish from verb/1, which is used for ordinary actions such as walking, speaking, or working.