pause and ponder踌躇;停下来好好想一想
give pause tovt. 使人踌躇
1.They paused, where an ancient gaoler sat fingering a bunch of mighty keys.
他们停了下来,一个年老的狱卒坐在那儿,手里摆弄着一串很大的钥匙。
3.He paused for a moment and said, "I would marry a donkey and a big bag of peanuts."
他停顿了一会说:“我想娶一只驴子和一大包花生。”