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• pace   /peɪs/ DJ   /pes/ KK
  • noun, verb
    • See also:
      pace
  • noun
    • （移动的）速度；步速 the speed at which somebody/something walks, runs or movessingular uncountable
      • 以稳定的／徐缓的／悠闲的步子出发 to set off at a steady/gentle/leisurely pace
      • 交通阻塞经常把车流的速度降低得如步行一般缓慢。 Congestion frequently reduces traffic to walking pace.
      • 随着球向山下的滚动，它的速度越来越快。 The ball gathered pace as it rolled down the hill.
      • 赛跑者明显加快了脚步。 The runners have noticeably quickened their pace.
    • 发生的速度；步伐；节奏 the speed at which something happenssingular uncountable ~ (of sth)
      • 跟上变化的速度是很困难的。 It is difficult to keep up with the rapid pace of change.
      • 我们鼓励学生都按自己的节奏学习。 We encourage all students to work at their own pace(= as fast or as slow as they can).
      • 我喜爱乡间那悠闲的生活节奏。 I prefer the relaxed pace of life in the country.
      • 腐化堕落的传闻日益增多。 Rumours of corruption and scandal gathered pace(= increased in number).
    • （走或跑时）迈出的一步，一步的距离；步幅 an act of stepping once when walking or running; the distance travelled when doing thiscountable
      • 她向前走了两步。 She took two paces forward.
    • 迅速出现（或变化等）；快节奏 the fact of something happening, changing, etc. quicklyuncountable
      • 他辞去了广告业的工作，因为他承受不了那种快节奏。 He gave up his job in advertising because he couldn't stand the pace.
      • 这部小说缺乏节奏感。 The novel lacks pace(= it develops too slowly).
    • See also:
      pacy
    • Idiom:
      go through your paces;   show your paces
      • 展示自己的能力 to perform a particular activity in order to show other people what you are capable of doing
    • Idiom:
      keep pace (with somebody/something)
      • （与…）并驾齐驱；（与…）步调一致 to move, increase, change, etc. at the same speed as somebody/something
        • 他大步走开了，她感到很难跟上他。 She found it hard to keep pace with him as he strode off.
        • 到目前为止，工资的增长与通货膨胀始终保持同步。 Until now, wage increases have always kept pace with inflation.
    • Idiom:
      put somebody/something through their/its paces
      • 考察，考验（某人的能力） to give somebody/something a number of tasks to perform in order to see what they are capable of doing
    • Idiom:
      set the pace
      • 确定速度；确立标准；领先 to do something at a particular speed or to a particular standard so that other people are then forced to copy it if they want to be successful
        • 这家公司再也不能在国内计算机市场上独领风骚了。 The company is no longer setting the pace in the home computer market.
      • 跑步比赛 in a race 领跑 to run faster than the other competitors, at a speed that they then try to copy
    • See also:
      force the pace;   at a snail's pace
  • verb
    • 来回踱步；走来走去 to walk up and down in a small area many times, especially because you are feeling nervous or angry
      • 她在屋子外面来回走着。 She paced up and down outside the room.VN + adv./prep. V
      • 特德焦躁地在屋里走来走去。 Ted paced the floor restlessly.VN
    • 确定速度；调整节奏 to set the speed at which something happens or developsVN
      • 他巧妙地控制着自己的比赛节奏。 He paced his game skilfully.
    • 调整自己的工作（或活动）节奏 to find the right speed or rhythm for your work or an activity so that you have enough energy to do what you have to doVN ~ yourself
      • 他必须学会使自己适应这项工作的节奏。 He'll have to learn to pace himself in this job.
    • Phrasal:
      pace something↔off/out
      • 以步丈量 to measure the size of something by walking across it with regular steps
• pace   /ˈpɑːkeɪ/ DJ   /ˈpɑːtʃeɪ/ DJ   /'pɑtʃe/ KK   /ˈpeɪsi/ DJ   /'pesɪ/ KK
  • （用于人名前，委婉提出不同意见）请…原谅 used before a person's name to express polite disagreement with what they have saidpreposition from Latin formal
    • 请琼斯教授原谅，证据表明… The evidence suggests, pace Professor Jones, that…(= Professor Jones has a different opinion).
    • See also:
      pace

English dictionary

• pace
  • A single step taken when walking or running
  • A unit of length representing the distance between two successive steps in walking
  • A gait of a horse or other animal, esp. one of the recognized trained gaits of a horse

Related phrases

• at a good pace
  相当快地
• change of pace
  改变活动
• force the pace
  1. （赛跑时为使对手跑快而）加快速度，提速    2. 迫使（某人）加快速度
• keep pace (with somebody/something)
  （与…）并驾齐驱；（与…）步调一致
• set the pace
  1. 确定速度；确立标准；领先    2. 跑步比赛 领跑
• pace something↔off/out
  以步丈量
• at a snail's pace
  非常缓慢
• keep pace
  齐步并进;并驾齐驱
• make the pace
  定速度
• pace car
  定速车(在赛车预备圈跑道上带头行驶但不参加比赛)

Related languages

• pace is also a word in: Italiano,  español,  hrvatski

Synonyms

• verb: step, walk, stride
• noun: step, gait, walk, tread, speed, rate, footstep, velocity, tempo, move

Web translations

Usage examples

• "The pace of our troop reductions will be determined by conditions on the ground, and our support for Afghanistan will endure," he said. "But make no mistake, this transition will begin because open-ended war serves neither our interests nor...
  Sep 1, 2010 -  Barack Obama -  DAWN.com
• "It's a date when the process of transition of some tasks to some Afghanistan forces — in those areas where conditions allow it, and at a pace allowed by the conditions — that's what begins then," Petraeus said.
  Aug 23, 2010 -  David Petraeus -  The Associated Press
• He described last week's GDP figure which pointed to Australia's economy growing at an annual rate of 3.3 per cent, as "around trend pace" and indications are that business investment could increase strongly. "Through to mid 2011, underlying...
  Sep 6, 2010 -  Glenn Stevens -  Adelaidenow

Web definitions

• • the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
    
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• • footstep: the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"
    
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• • walk with slow or fast paces; "He paced up and down the hall"
    
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