pace

🇺🇸 /peɪs/ 🇬🇧 /peɪs/
詞頻
難度
標籤 TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B2
noun
B2

how fast someone or something moves

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

球滾下山時速度越來越快。

B2

how fast something happens

Rumors of corruption gained pace quickly.

腐敗的謠言迅速傳播開來。

R

one step when walking or running

Competitors must stand 20 paces apart.

參賽者必須相距20步站立。

R

how quickly something happens or changes

The novel has a slow pace.

這部小說的節奏很慢。

verb
B2

to walk back and forth because you are nervous or upset

She paced back and forth outside the room.

她在房間外來回踱步。

R

to control how fast something happens

He paced his game well to win.

他很好地控制比賽節奏從而獲勝。

R

to manage your energy by working at a steady speed

He needs to learn to pace himself in this job.

他需要學會在這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.

證據表明,恕我直言,瓊斯教授,這個理論是錯誤的。

translation

n. 速度, 節奏, 一步, 速率
v. 踱步, 控制節奏, 保持節奏
prep. 恕我冒昧

詞形變化

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