pause button

基本解释

Ms. Rosen hit the pause button and said, 'See!'
罗森按下遥控器的暂停键，说： “看见没有！”
Households and firms alike have hit the pause button, and no one knows when they will press “play” again.
家庭和企业一样都采取了按兵不动的态势，而且无人知晓他们何时能恢复正常运行。
Thevideo’sgot a pause button so you can stop it when the phone rings and ascrubber to goback and forth when you miss something while answering anIM.
这个视频有暂停按钮，电话铃响了你可以停下来；还有拖拉条，可以前前后后地找你回答即时消息时漏掉了的地方。

That said, Schwarzenegger is making the right decision to press the pause button on his comeback right now.
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There's no word yet on when the pause button will be pressed once more, but you can probably assume it won't be until Q1 2013 at the earliest.
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Wall Street hit the pause button Friday in more ways than one, as investors digested a tumultuous week and looked forward to the Obama administration's plan to aid homeowners.
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