n.
- 一步;一步跨出去的長度(約2.5呎)[C]
There were perhaps ten
paces between me and the bear.
在我和熊之間相距大約有十步。
- 步速;速度;進度[U][S1]
The work progressed at a slow
pace.
這項工作進展緩慢。
- 步態,步法[U][S1]
- (馬的)步態;溜蹄[C]
- 流暢[U]
vi.
- 踱步,慢慢地走[Q]
He got up, and began to
pace up and down the room.
他起身並開始在房間裡踱來踱去。
- (馬)溜蹄
vt.
- 踱步於
She
paced the floor, waiting for the phone to ring.
她踱來踱去,等著電話鈴響。
- 用步子測[(+out/off)]
I
paced the path and I know how long it is.
我用步子量過這條路,我知道它有多長。
- 為……定步速(或速度);調整……的速度(或步調)
The teacher
paced his teaching to his students' abilities.
教師根據學生的能力調整教學進度。
prep.
- 懷著對……敬意
片語
at a good pace
- 相當快地
The old man can not walk
at a good pace.
那老人走不快。
keep pace
- 齊步並進;並駕齊驅
They were walking so fast that the small boy could hardly
keep pace with them.
他們走得太快,那小男孩幾乎跟不上。
pace off/out
- 用腳步量出
He
paced the distance
off from the school to the bus station.
他用腳步量出從學校到公車站的距離。
put sb. through his paces
- 檢驗某人的能力
The coach spent the whole morning
putting the newcomer through his paces.
教練花了整個上午測試新隊員的能力。
set/make the pace
- 定速度
If you ask the fastest runner to
set the pace, then most of them will be left behind.
如果你讓跑得最快的人來定速度,那麼他們中的大多數人都將落後。
show one's paces
- 顯出自己的本領
He is always ready to
show his paces.
他總想顯露自己的本領。
辨析
pace1
/
peɪs/
n.
- a single step taken when walking or running.
▸a gait of a horse, especially one of the recognized trained gaits.
- speed or rate of motion, development, or change.
▸Cricket the state of a wicket as affecting the speed of the ball.
v.
- walk at a steady speed, especially without a particular destination and as an expression of anxiety.
▸measure (a distance) by walking it and counting the number of steps taken.
▸(of a trained horse) move with a distinctive lateral gait in which both legs on the same side are lifted together.
- move or develop (something) at a particular rate or speed.
▸lead (another runner in a race) in order to establish a competitive speed.
-
(pace oneself)
do something at a restrained and steady rate or speed.
Phrase
- keep pace with
move, develop, or progress at the same speed as. - off the pace
behind the leader or leading group in a race or contest. - put someone through their paces
make someone demonstrate their abilities. - stand
(or stay)
the pace
be able to keep up with another or others.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from OFr. pas, from L. passus ‘stretch (of the leg)’.
pace2
/
ˈpɑːtʃeɪ,
ˈpeɪsi/
prep.
with due respect to.
Etymology
L., lit. ‘in peace’, ablative of pax.