pacemaker

pacemaker
noun
  1. a runner or competitor who sets the pace at the beginning of a race or competition, sometimes in order to help another runner break a record
    (在赛跑或竞赛开始阶段)定速度的人;领跑者
    ■a person viewed as taking the lead or setting standards of achievement for others
    带头人;标兵
  2. an artificial device for stimulating the heart muscle and regulating its contractions
    起搏器
    ■the part of the heart muscle (the sino-atrial node) which normally performs this role
    起搏点,起步点
    ■the part of an organ or of the body which controls any other rhythmic physiological activity
    (控制人体生理活动节奏的)节律器
派生
pacemaking
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adjective& noun
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