pausing
n. 暂停；中止
v. 暂停；踌躇（pause 的 ing 形式）
例句
Our ability to mute our hard-wired reactions by pausing is what differentiates us from animals: dogs can think about the future only intermittently or for a few minutes.
我们能够通过暂停来消除我们固有的反应，这是我们与动物的不同之处：狗思考未来只能断断续续地或只能维持几分钟。
He talked for two hours without pausing for breath.
他谈了两个小时，没有停下来喘口气。
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Pausing only to pull on a sweater, he ran out of the house.
他只停下来穿了件毛衣就冲出了屋外。
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