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.