"pauses" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 暂停

Definition

在说话、音乐或活动中的短暂停止或间歇。'Pauses' 是 'pause' 的复数形式。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于正式和非正式场合。常跟 'long pauses' 和 'awkward pauses' 这类短语连用，不同于时间更长的 'breaks'。通常作复数名词使用。

Examples

There were several pauses during the speech.

演讲中有几次**暂停**。

Music often has natural pauses between sections.

音乐常常在段落之间有自然的**暂停**。

He took long pauses before answering questions.

他在回答问题前总是停很长的**暂停**。

She gets nervous, so her sentences have lots of pauses.

她一紧张，说话就有很多**暂停**。

There are awkward pauses in the conversation whenever someone brings up politics.

每当有人提到政治时，谈话中就会有尴尬的**暂停**。

If the video pauses, just refresh the page.

如果视频**暂停**了，只需刷新页面。