pause
gb/pˈɔz/ us/pˈɔz/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 2500
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำกริยา
A2
action
1
Stop briefly
To stop what you are doing for a short time and then start again.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to pause [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'pause' with 'stop', but 'pause' means the action will continue later.
คำพ้องความหมาย
halt (Implies a more complete or abrupt stop, not always temporary.)
|
break (Often used for longer or more planned stops.)
คำตรงข้าม
continue (Means to keep going without stopping.)
|
resume (Means to start again after stopping.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
pause briefly
|pause the video
|pause for thought
|pause to consider
หัวข้อ
daily life
|communication
|work
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- She paused to take a sip of water.
- He paused the movie to answer the phone.
- The speaker paused for a moment before continuing.
- I paused my workout to tie my shoes.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I paused the video to write notes.
- Please pause and listen to me.
- He paused before he spoke.
- We paused our game to eat.
คำนาม
A2
event
2
Short break or stop
A short time when something stops and then starts again.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may overuse 'break' instead of 'pause' when describing very short stops, especially in conversation.
คำพ้องความหมาย
break (Can be longer and less temporary than a pause.)
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interruption (Implies something has been broken into, sometimes unexpectedly.)
คำตรงข้าม
continuation (Means going on without any break.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
long pause
|awkward pause
|brief pause
|pregnant pause
หัวข้อ
daily life
|communication
|time
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- There was a long pause before she answered.
- He took a pause to catch his breath.
- After a brief pause, the teacher continued speaking.
- The pause in conversation felt awkward.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- There was a pause in the talk.
- He made a pause before answering.
- We had a short pause for tea.
- She spoke after a long pause.
คำกริยา
A2
action
3
Temporarily stop a device
To make a machine or program stop for a short time without turning it off.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to pause [device/media]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'pause' with 'stop', but 'stop' often ends the action completely rather than temporarily halting it.
คำพ้องความหมาย
freeze (In computing, can mean the system has stopped working unintentionally.)
คำตรงข้าม
play (In media contexts, to start or continue playing.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
pause the recording
|pause the game
|pause playback
หัวข้อ
technology
|media
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- You can pause the video if you need a break.
- I paused the music when the phone rang.
- She paused the game to get some snacks.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- Pause the music, please.
- I paused the video to drink water.
- He paused the game to eat dinner.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
pause
IPA
GB/pˈɔz/
US/pˈɔz/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
pause (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (pause)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: pause
- Plural: pauses
Verb
- Base: pause
- 3rd Person Singular: pauses
- Present Participle: pausing
- Past: paused
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
pauses
noun
pausing
verb
paused
verb
Negative and opposite forms
unpause
verb
วลีและสำนวน
pause for thought
1/pˈɔz fɚ θˈɔt/
fixed phrase
Stop briefly to think
To stop for a short time so you can think carefully before you speak or act.
ตัวอย่าง
- His question made her pause for thought before answering.
- The news should make us all pause for thought about our future.
pregnant pause
1/pɹˈɛɡnənt pˈɔz/
idiom
literary
A pause full of unspoken meaning
A short time of silence that feels important or full of meaning.
ตัวอย่าง
- There was a pregnant pause before she responded to the question.
- After his confession, a pregnant pause filled the room.
pregnant pause
2/pɹˈɛɡnənt pˈɔz/
idiom
Meaningful or tense silence
A silence that feels important because people expect something to happen or be said.
ตัวอย่าง
- There was a pregnant pause before he finally told the truth.
- She let the pregnant pause hang in the air before continuing.