pause

• She paused and, sensing his tone, walked nearer to him .
  她犹豫了一会，辨出了他的声调，便向他走近一些。
• They paused to drink, then crossed the river toward me .
  它们停下脚步，在河边喝水，然后过河，向我游来。
• When the pause came, she stepped back to look at her work .
  休息时间到了，这时她后退了几步，看着她的画。
• He paused to see the effect of this sardonic bit of commentary .
  他顿了一下，想看看这句尖刻的话效力如何。
• There was the dreadful shadow, pausing at the bottom of the steps .
  那个怕人的影子还在那里，停在阶梯脚下。
• Alexandra paused and looked up thoughtfully at the stars .
  亚历山德拉停了停，抬起头来深思地望着天上的星星。
• He paused to give alexandra his hand as she stepped over the stile .
  他停了下来，伸手帮亚历山德拉越过门槛。
• He did not pause an instant, but dashed into the woods and sought a cover .
  他毫不迟疑地直向树丛奔去，隐蔽起来。
• After mardi, melville continued to write, almost without pause .
  梅尔维尔写了《玛地》以后，继续写作，几乎没有间断。
• He paused as if to find a way to phrase his next thoughts .
  他顿了一下，象是在考虑接下去要说的意思该怎样来措词表达。