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pace[peis; 'peisi]n.1.■一步；一大步2.■步幅;步度(普通步子,每步约75厘米)[参较 geometrical pace, military pace, Roman pace]3.■(行走、跑步等的)步速；步调；节奏；(工作等的)速度4.■步法，步态，步调；侧对步(指马的同侧两蹄同时举起和放下的步法)5.■流畅6.■常规；惯例7.■赶超比赛中的第一名(榜样)8.■楼梯转弯处的平台vt.1.■踱步于：He paces his yard every morning他每天早晨都在院子里踱来踱去。2.■用步子测量(常与 out， off 连用)：We paced off the distance and found it to be 200 meters.我们用步子量了一下这段距离，发现是 200 米。He paced out the room and thought that it's large enough.他用步子量了量这间房子，认为屋子够大。3.■为…定步速(或速度)；调整…的速度(或步调)：We paced the bicyclists at five kilos every hour.我们规定每小时骑五公里。to pace oneself为自己定下速度4.■领先于；跑在…前面；为…的榜样：He paced the whole class in English examination.英语测验中他名列全班第一。Team A paced team B with five points in the ten games.A队在十场比赛中领先B 队五分。5.■和…并速前进：The speed of the machine may be regulated to pace the packing operation.机器的速度可调节得同包装的速度相一致。6.■训练(马)的步法7.■走过一段距离vi.1.■踱步；慢慢地走来走去：The people waiting for the train paced up and down the platform.等火车的人在站台上走来走去。 [亦可用 paced to and fro]2.■(马)溜蹄3.■在比赛中继续领先prep.1.■[拉丁语]对不起[表示不同意或不赞成对方的看法时的客套话]：Pace Mr. Henry.对不起亨利先生(可是…)。at a snail's pace缓慢地；慢条斯理地；像蜗牛一样地at a walking pace便步地change of pace杂技演员在演出中步速或步调的变化【棒球】改变投球速度force the pace(比赛中)采用加速战术，以尽快拖垮对方加快节奏go (或 hit) the pace飞快前进(放荡地)挥霍金钱，过享乐生活go through one's pace显本事，显身手；表明某人的能力increase (或 quicken) one's pace加快步伐hold (或 keep) pace with跟…齐步前进；和…并驾齐驱；跟上；适应make (或 set) the pace(在比赛中)领先；定步速；定出步调(或速度)起带头作用，带头；树立榜样mend one's pace走快些，加快步伐(或速度)off the pace在第一名之后put someone (或something) through one's (或its) pace考察某人(或某物)的能力(或本领、性能)；考验某人(或某物)是否合用，能经住考验[亦作 try someone's pace]show one's paces(马)显出步态(或速度)；显示某人的才能及本领stand (或 stay) the pace能跟得上别人pace tua对不起您(请您原谅，可是…)变形vt.pacedpacing
pacepace[peis]n.1.■(走或跑的)一步; 一步的距离(2.5-3英尺)2.■(走或跑的)速度; [喻]进步的速度3.■步态, 步调(尤指马)4.■溜蹄(马的同侧两蹄同时举步的步法)5.■流畅6.■【建】楼梯平台; 梯台7.■性能的表演make five paces走五步at the pace of three miles an hour以每小时3 英里的速度write with pace流畅地书写Take one pace forward.向前走一步。The work progressed at a slow pace.这工作进展缓慢。The test pilots put the new planes through their paces.试验飞行员表演新型飞机的性能。词性变化pace[peis]vt.1.■以步测量(out, off)2.■踱步于3.■为...定步速[步调]4.■跑在...前面; 为...树立榜样, 为...的标兵5.■训练(马的)步法6.■指挥(演奏)pace out [off] the distance用步测出这段距离pace a room在房间里踱步pace oneself为自己定速度She paces the whole class in English study.她在学习英语方面为全班树立榜样。pace[peis]vi.1.■踱步, 慢慢地走2.■(马)溜蹄The tiger paced up and down the cage.老虎在笼中走来走去。
继承用法pacemaking[ˈpeɪsˌmeɪkɪŋ]n.1.■定步速; 当标兵pacesettern.1.■定步速者; 带步人; 标兵pacesetting[ˈpeɪsˌsetɪŋ]adj.1.■领先的, 模范的; 起领导作用的pace-schedulen.1.■跑速分配表[计划表]paceboardn.1.■祭坛的踏脚板
