How is “give pause” used?

In Watchmen (2009), one line is: “Of course, my moral safeguards gave me pause at the necessary sacrifice.”

Which movie is “give pause” from?

The clip at the top of this page is from Watchmen (2009).

Of course, my moral safeguards gave me pause at the necessary sacrifice.

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to make sb think seriously about sth or hesitate before doing sth

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to make sb think seriously about sth or hesitate before doing sth
Of course, my moral safeguards gave me pause at the necessary sacrifice.
For in that sleep of death what dreams may come when we have shuffled off this mortal coil, must give us pause.

定義：Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 第 9 版