give pause

使人停顿:使人暂停思考或行动
常用释义
使人停顿:使人暂停思考或行动,通常是因为某种原因引起的疑虑或不确定性。

例句

As a broker-dealer, it was able to clear its own trades, a privilege that should give pause for thought.

作为一个经纪交易商,他能够清算自己的账户,这个特权本来就应该被禁止。

A terrible darkness is building up beyond the Scarab Wall, enough to give pause even to the Timeless One himself.

黑暗的力量在甲虫之墙的另一边不断积累,而永恒之王自己也感到恐慌。

Weather conditions were bad enough to give pause to even the most experienced climbers.

天气十分恶劣,即使最有经验的登山者也犹豫不决。

三十年过去了,一位来自英国的欧盟主席将让那些坚称英国在布鲁塞尔毫无影响力的英国人认真思索反省一番。

不过,此项决定肯定会让着眼于加拿大其它大型企业的海外巨鳄踌躇不前。

But the implications of either a markedly low voter turnout, or an outright upset, could give pause to conservatives.

但是,很低的投票率或者是全然失败的可能性将能使得保守派踌躇难行。

That said, they ought to give pause to the most voracious supplement poppers.

他们说大多数服用补充剂成瘾的人都应该停一停了。

你会想到,所有这些或许会使那些被激情推到高山的人们变得犹豫。

Nonetheless, the speed of change between the 2008 and 2010 findings do give pause for thought.

然而,2008年和2010年调查结果的变化速度之快仍值得人们深思。

这项研究发现应该让依赖OSA儿童主观检验的内科与外科医师停下脚步来。