Meanwhile, commerce has ground to a halt.

另外，两国之间的贸易也陷入停顿。

Goods transportation has also come to a standstill.

货物运输也陷入停顿。

It's brought many transportation services to a standstill.

许多交通服务因此陷入了停顿。

When lockdowns were imposed last spring, travel came to a standstill.

去年春天实行封锁，旅行陷入停顿。

Professor Binns paused again, pursing his lips, looking like a wrinkled old tortoise.

宾斯教授又停顿了下，噘起嘴唇，只皱巴巴的老乌龟。

Very well, but, uh, if you don't mind, I'd still like to pause for effect.

也行，但是，你要是不介意的话为了加强表现效果，我还是想稍作停顿。

Stroeve was silent again, and he stared at me with his mouth open and his round blue eyes starting out of his head.

施特略夫又停顿下来，直勾勾地盯着我，张着嘴，对又蓝又圆的眼珠似乎都要凸出来了。

At the depot, they did not stop. They put out the food and the flags, turned round, and went north.

到达贮，他们没有任何停顿，拿出食物与旗帜后，马上向北调头了。

During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer.

在这个停顿期间，你必须阅读四个标了A、B、C和D的选项，并决定哪个是最佳答案。

" Well..." He paused. " I think she just wants to be friends."

“也许… … ”他停顿了下。 “我觉得她只想与我做朋友。”

Use them instead of saying um which can sound unprofessional.

用停顿来替代“呃......”，那会让你听上去不太专业。

A moments pause — “HUFFLEPUFF! ” shouted the hat.

她坐了下来。片刻停顿——“赫奇帕奇！”帽子喊道。

Before we leave you, we are going to make a stop today in Frankenmuth, Michigan.

在节目结束之前，我们要在密歇根的弗兰肯穆斯停顿下。

So, I took a few seconds to stop and think.

我停顿几秒钟思考了下。

When native speakers talk, they don't pause between words.

当母语人士说话，他们不会 在单词之间停顿。

Do we pause instinctively and unerringly before speaking or acting to ensure we are affording equal weight to both sides of the balance?

在说话或行动之前，我们是否会本能地、毫不犹豫地停顿下，以确保我们对两边给予同等的重视？

Just a quick stop of air before the next word. Write back.

就是在下个单词前有个很短的停顿。Write back.

For example, in the first phrase, we have the word please after the pause at the end.

例如，在第句中，句末稍微停顿下再说请字。

You can pause and take a sip before you speak.

你可以在说话前停顿下，喝小口。

Here's an example of pauses in action with the same sentence that we mentioned before.

以我们刚才提过的句子为例，看看停顿是怎么运用的。