pace

🇺🇸 /peɪs/ 🇬🇧 /peɪs/
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标签 TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B2
noun
B2

how fast someone or something moves

The ball picked up pace as it rolled down the hill.

球滚下山时速度越来越快。

B2

how fast something happens

Rumors of corruption gained pace quickly.

腐败的谣言迅速传播开来。

R

one step when walking or running

Competitors must stand 20 paces apart.

参赛者必须相距20步站立。

R

how quickly something happens or changes

The novel has a slow pace.

这部小说的节奏很慢。

verb
B2

to walk back and forth because you are nervous or upset

She paced back and forth outside the room.

她在房间外来回踱步。

R

to control how fast something happens

He paced his game well to win.

他很好地控制比赛节奏从而获胜。

R

to manage your energy by working at a steady speed

He needs to learn to pace himself in this job.

他需要学会在这份工作中合理分配精力。

preposition
R

used to politely disagree with someone

The evidence suggests, pace Professor Jones, that the theory is wrong.

证据表明,恕我直言,琼斯教授,这个理论是错误的。

translation

n. 速度, 节奏, 一步, 速率
v. 踱步, 控制节奏, 保持节奏
prep. 恕我冒昧

词形变化

3rd Present paces
Past paced
Perfect paced
Progressive pacing
Plural paces