pause

柯林斯詞典

1. V-I If you pause while you are doing something, you stop for a short period and then continue. 停頓
"It's rather embarrassing," he began, and paused. “這很讓人尲尬，” 他開(kāi)始說(shuō)道，又停頓了片刻。
He talked for two hours without pausing for breath. 他談了兩個(gè)小時(shí)，沒(méi)有停下來(lái)喘口氣。
2. N-COUNT A pause is a short period when you stop doing something before continuing. 停頓
After a pause Al said sharply: "I'm sorry if I've upset you."
停了一下之後艾爾突然說(shuō)：“如果我讓你不安了，我很抱歉。”