give one pause

• 中止

give one pause的用法和样例：

例句

1. If one side fails to honour the contract, the other side is entitled to cancel it.
   如果一方未按本合同条款执行，另一方有权中止合同。
2. Since most countries already have too many laws, a pause for parliamentary reflection might count as progress.
   大多数地区已经立了太多的法律，中止国会审议工作或可视为一种进步。