pause/pɔːz $ pɑːz/

v. stop speaking or doing sth for a short time before starting again

n. a short time when you stop speaking or doing sth

v. [I] 暂停，中止：He paused for a moment. 他暂停了一会儿。

◇[pause to do sth] Bill paused to watch the fight. 比尔停下来看这场斗殴。

n. [C] 暂停，中止：After a pause, the baby continued crying. 停了一会儿后，这个婴儿继续哭起来。

音组-ause/-ɔːz $ -ɑːz/

because; cause; pause