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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
- 停顿
[tíngdùn]
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1.
verb
[中止]
halt
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2.
verb
[指说话]
pause
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3.
noun
pause
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 停顿
[tíngdùn]
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1.
动
停留
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部队稍作停顿再继续前进。
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2.
动
中止;中断
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生产不能停顿。
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3.
动
语流中的间歇
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讲话要注意停顿。
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Examples
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水库工程停顿了好些年。
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The reservoir project has been suspended for quite a few years.
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唱到了休止符的时候,她停顿了一下。
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When the song came to a rest, she paused for a while.
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生产不能停顿。
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He paused before the door.
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他在门前停顿了一下。
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She said there was a pregnant pause before the committee moved on to other matters.
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她说在一个意味深长的停顿之后,委员们才继续处理其他问题。
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Collocations
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工作停顿
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to halt work for a while
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完全停顿
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a complete halt
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中途停顿
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to stop on the way to somewhere
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停顿下来
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a pause
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停顿状态
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paused
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陷入停顿
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to fall into a standstill
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