to give pause to sb

to give pause to sb
1. (break) 中止；暂停；(尤指说话或做事时的)停顿
- She continued after a pause. 她停了一小会儿, 然后继续。
- There was a pause while the barmaid set down two plates. 酒吧女服务员放下两只盘子时稍微停顿了一下。
2. 【音】 (continuation) (音符或休止符的)延长记号
3. to give pause to sb
(cause to hesitate) 使某人踌躇；令某人犹豫
- The new information may give pause to City Council members. 这个新消息可能会让市议会的官员们三思而后行。
4. to give sb pause for thought
(cause to think) 引发某人思考
- He hoped the agreement would give them pause for thought about the futility of violence. 他希望协议能促使他们去思考暴力行为是否有任何意义。
See: pause

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