at pause meaning in English
停止, 踌躇, 沉默
Examples
- The light of the engine flashed for a second upon tess durbeyfield s figure , motionless under the great holly tree . no object could have looked more foreign to the gleaming cranks and wheels than this unsophisticated girl , with the round bare arms , the rainy face and hair , the suspended attitude of a friendly leopard at pause , the print gown of no date or fashion , and the cotton bonnet drooping on her brow
同蒸汽机的曲柄和轮子相比，没有什么比这个不通世故的姑娘更叫人感到异样的了，她光着胳膊，脸和头发湿淋淋的，像一只暂时蹲着不动的老实的豹子一样，身上穿的印花布裙子说不出是什么时代的款式，棉布帽子也耷拉在额头上。