mindmap root((暂停)) pause stresses the fact of stopping and ordinarily implies an expectation of resumption, as of movement or activity: spoke during a ~ in the music. recess implies a temporary suspension of work or activity: children playing during the morning school ~. respite implies a period of relief, as from labor, suffering, or war, or of delay, as before being sentenced or before having to pay money due: enjoyed the brief ~ between attacks. lull implies a temporary cessation or, more often, marked decline, as in the violence of a storm or in business activity: the storm strengthened again after a ~. intermission implies a break in continuity and is especially applicable to an interval available for some new or special activity: no one should work day after day without ~.