cause someone to think carefully or hesitate before doing something使…踌躇，使…犹豫
英语四级真题
The bulk of the research shows that there may be a pause, or a shifting of gears in the 40s or 50s, but this shift can be exciting, rather than terrifying.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文
At the same time, technological innovation (创新) will barely pause for breath, and two big political changes seem likely.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文
英语六级真题
A Nation That's Losing Its Toolbox The scene inside the Home Depot on Weyman Avenue here would give the old-time American craftsman pause
出自-2013年6月阅读原文
Yet once they start growing, such plants seem not to retain the ability to hit the pause button on metabolism in their stems or leaves.
2018年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
VERB
停顿；暂停
If you pause while you are doing something, you stop for a short period and then continue.
If something gives you pause for thought, it makes you think carefully about something, especially in a different way than you have thought about it before.