cause someone to think carefully or hesitate before doing something使…躊躇，使…猶豫
英語四級真題
The bulk of the research shows that there may be a pause, or a shifting of gears in the 40s or 50s, but this shift can be exciting, rather than terrifying.
出自-2017年6月閱讀原文
At the same time, technological innovation (創新) will barely pause for breath, and two big political changes seem likely.
出自-2013年6月閱讀原文
英語六級真題
A Nation That's Losing Its Toolbox The scene inside the Home Depot on Weyman Avenue here would give the old-time American craftsman pause
出自-2013年6月閱讀原文
Yet once they start growing, such plants seem not to retain the ability to hit the pause button on metabolism in their stems or leaves.
2018年6月六級真題（第一套）閱讀 Section B
柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典釋義
VERB
停頓；暫停
If you pause while you are doing something, you stop for a short period and then continue.
If something gives you pause for thought, it makes you think carefully about something, especially in a different way than you have thought about it before.