pause
v. /pɔːz/ B1
暂停；停顿
To stop doing something for a short time before starting again.
仙境例句
Twice Alice paused and looked back, half hoping they would call her back.
爱丽丝两次停下脚步回头看，心里有点盼着他们叫她回去。
原著这一句
“What is a Caucus-race?” said Alice; not that she wanted much to know, but the Dodo had paused as if it thought that somebody ought to speak, and no one else seemed inclined to say anything.
“什么是会议赛跑？”爱丽丝问。其实她并不太想知道，只是渡渡鸟停下来等别人搭话，而其他人都不肯开口。
卡罗尔原著 · 第 3 章