pause
verb · noun · interjectionA2Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Động từ
verb- 1.
(intransitive)To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.
- 2.
(transitive)To stop (an activity) for a while.
- 3.
(intransitive)To interrupt an activity and wait.
When telling the scary story, he paused for effect.
- 4.
(intransitive)To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.
- 5.
(transitive)To halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point.
to pause a song, a video, or a computer game
- 6.
(intransitive, obsolete)To consider; to reflect.
Danh từ
noun- 1.
A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
Đồng nghĩa: hiatus, moratorium, recess, caesura
- 2.
A short time for relaxing and doing something else.
Đồng nghĩa: break, holiday, recess, annual leave, break, day off, getaway, holiday, leave, leave of absence, pause, recess, time away, time off, vac, vacation, vaca, vacay
- 3.
(figuratively)(figurative) Hesitation; suspense; doubt.
to take pause
to give pause
Đồng nghĩa: vacillation, wavering
- 4.
In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation mark.
Teach the pupil to mind the pauses.
- 5.
A break or paragraph in writing.
- 6.
(music) A sign indicating continuance of a note or rest.
- 7.
(alt of)Alternative letter-case form of Pause (“a button that pauses or resumes something”).
interjection
interjection- 1.
(slang)(African-American Vernacular, slang) Used immediately after a statement to indicate that there was no innuendo or homosexual meaning intended, especially when such a meaning is a reasonable interpretation.
Đồng nghĩa: no homo
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From Middle French pause, from Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek παῦσις, from Ancient Greek παύω (stop), of uncertain origin. pausa.