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break off phrasal verb
⇨ pause pause verb pause ♦︎ hesitate ♦︎ break off ♦︎ ditherThese words all mean to stop speaking or doing sth, or to be slow to speak or act, because you feel uncertain about how to continue. 这些词均表示暂停、犹豫。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to hesitate / dither over sth◆to hesitate / dither between two things◆to pause / hesitate / break off (for) a moment◆to pause / hesitate briefly / momentarily / a little◆to pause / break off abruptly■ pause [intransitive] to stop speaking or doing sth for a short time before continuing 暂停；停顿◆Anita paused for a moment, then said, 'All right.'安妮塔略停了一会儿，然后说：“好吧。”◆The woman spoke almost without pausing for breath (= very quickly).那女人说话像放连珠炮似的。◆Pausing only to pull on a sweater, he ran out of the house.他只停下来穿上件毛衣，就冲出了屋外。ⓘ Pause is often used with the adverbs briefly, (for) a moment, (for) an instant and momentarily. * pause常与副词briefly、(for) a moment、(for) an instant和momentarily连用。■ hesitate [intransitive] to be slow to speak or act because you feel uncertain or nervous 犹豫；迟疑不决◆She hesitated before replying.她犹豫了一下才回答。◆I didn't hesitate for a moment about taking the job.我毫不犹豫地接受了那份工作。 see also hesitate ⇨ hesitate , hesitant ⇨ hesitant ▸ hesitation noun [countable, uncountable] ◆He spoke fluently and without unnecessary hesitations.他讲话很流畅，毫不支吾迟疑。■ ˌbreak ˈoff phrasal verb (broke, broken) (especially written) to suddenly stop speaking or doing sth for a time 突然停顿；突然中断◆He broke off in the middle of a sentence.他话说了一半儿就不说了。ⓘ People often break off suddenly or abruptly, often because of a sudden strong emotion. * break off常与suddenly或abruptly连用，常指因情绪强烈而中断◆She broke off and turned away to hide the tears.她突然不说了，转过身去，不愿别人看到她哭了。 ■ dither / /ˈdɪðə(r)/ / [intransitive] (especially BrE, rather informal, disapproving) to hesitate about what to do because you are unable to decide 犹豫不决；踌躇◆She was dithering over what to wear.她拿不定主意穿什么好。◆Stop dithering and get on with it.别再犹豫了，干吧。ⓘ Dither is usually used in a disapproving way. A person who dithers is generally seen as being rather weak and irritating. * dither通常含贬义，指人懦弱和令人恼火。▸ dither noun [singular] ◆ (informal) She was in a total dither about the party.那个聚会简直让她不知所措。 |