stop[stɔp]vt. & vi.停止; 中断The car stopped.车停了。逗留, 停留, 暂住Are you stopping to drink tea?你要逗留一会儿喝点茶吗?vt.塞住; 堵塞He stopped his ears.他堵住了耳朵。阻挠The guards stopped me at the gate.卫兵在大门口将我拦住。n.停止; 逗留停车站, 候车站, 车站标点符号; 句号pause[pɔ:z]n.停顿, 暂停He came to a pause in reading and then went on reading.他在阅读中停顿了一下, 又继续念下去。vi.停顿; 暂停He broke off and paused a moment.他说不下去了, 停了一会儿。cease[si:s]vt. & vi.停止, 终止, 结束The storm has ceased.暴风雨停了。hesitate[ˈheziteit]vi.犹豫; 踌躇If you hesitate too long, you will miss the opportunity.如果你老是犹豫不决, 那就会错失良机。vt.不情愿; 对…犹豫He hesitated to take such a big risk.他不情愿冒这样大的险。nature [ˈneitʃə]n.大自然, 自然界Nature is at its best in spring.春天的大自然是最美的。天性, 性格; 性质She has a good nature.她性情温和。类型; 种类I think he's a physicist or something of that nature.我想他大概是物理学家或那一类的人。character [ˈkæriktə]n.品质, 特性, 特色特征, 好的品质人物, 角色(书写或印刷)符号, (汉)字personality [ˌpə:səˈnæliti]n.人格, 个性His personality is in good taste.他的品格很高尚。人物, 名人Einstein was a great personality.爱因斯坦是个伟大的人物。人身攻击, 诽谤There seemed to be a degree of personalities in her remarks.她话里有些人身攻击的成分。characteristic [ˌkæriktəˈristik]adj.特有的, 典型的This was characteristic of Negro singing that became a basic characteristic of jazz. 这种典型的黑人曲调成了后来爵士音乐的基本特征。