1 [C] a pause (in sth) a short period of time during which sb stops talking or stops what he/she is doing 暂停；停顿: He continued playing for twenty minutes without a pause. 他连续演奏二十分钟没有停过。 ☞Look at the note at interval. 参看interval的注释。

2 (also pause button) [U] a control on a video player, etc that allows you to stop playing or recording for a short time （录象机等上的）暂停键: Can you press pause to stop the tape while I go and make a cup of tea? 我去泡杯茶，你可不可以单击暂停键，让磁带停下来？