- [singular, uncountable]
the speed at which somebody/something walks, runs or moves （移動的）速度；步速 - at a… pace
to set off at a steady/gentle/leisurely pace 以穩定的／徐緩的／悠閒的步子出發 Congestion frequently reduces traffic to walking pace. 交通阻塞經常把車流的速度降低得如步行般緩慢。 The ball gathered pace as it rolled down the hill. 球向山下滾去，速度越來越快。 The runners have noticeably quickened their pace. 賽跑者明顯加快了腳步。 Aisha slowed her pace to a walk. 艾莎放慢腳步去散步。
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: other sportsb2He's a skilful player with a good turn of pace (= he can move quickly). 他是一位懂得變換節奏、技術娴熟的選手。 I set off at a snail's pace to conserve my energy for later in the race. 比賽開始時我的速度很慢，目的是爲比賽後半程保持體力。 She kept up a pace of ten miles an hour. 她將速度保持在每小時 10 英裏。 They set off at a blistering pace. 他們一起跑就跑得飛快。 Thinking that she was being followed, she quickened her pace. 感到被人跟蹤，她加快了腳步。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- blistering
- breakneck
- breathtaking
- …
- gather
- increase
- quicken
- …
- increase
- slow
- at a… pace
- pace of
- at somebody’s own pace
- at a snail’s pace
- a change of pace
- …
- at a… pace
- [singular, uncountable]
the speed at which something happens 發生的速度；步伐；節奏 - pace of something
It is difficult to keep up with the rapid pace of change. 跟上快速的變化是很困難的。 I prefer the relaxed pace of life in the country. 我喜愛鄉間那悠閒的生活節奏。 We encourage all students to work at their own pace (= as fast or as slow as they can). 我們鼓勵學生都按自己的節奏學習。 - at a… pace
The American economy has grown at a record pace. 美國經濟以創紀錄的速度增長。 Technology is changing at a blistering pace. 技術正在飛速變化。 The plot moves along at a fast pace. 劇情進展很快。 These updates are going to continue at a rapid pace. 這些更新將繼續快速進行。 Rumours of corruption and scandal gathered pace (= increased in number). 腐化堕落的傳聞日益增多。
Extra ExamplesThe pace of life is much gentler on the island. 島上的生活節奏慢多了。 I try to get away at weekends for a change of pace. 周末的時候我總是盡可能外出度假，以變換一下生活節奏。 The project had a slow start, but is now gathering pace. 這個項目開始時進展緩慢，但現在正逐步加快速度。 the slow pace of economic reform 緩慢的經濟改革步伐
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- blistering
- breakneck
- breathtaking
- …
- gather
- increase
- quicken
- …
- increase
- slow
- at a… pace
- pace of
- at somebody’s own pace
- at a snail’s pace
- a change of pace
- …
- pace of something
- [countable]
an act of stepping once when walking or running; the distance travelled when doing this （走或跑時）邁出的一步，一步的距離；步幅 She took two paces forward. 她向前走了兩步。 To be a really good runner he needs to lengthen his pace a little. 要成爲一名真正優秀的賽跑運動員，他需要稍微放慢速度。 Competitors must stand at a distance of 20 paces from each other. 參賽者必須站在相距20步的地方。
Extra ExamplesTopics Maths and measurementc1I stopped a few paces from the edge of the cliff. 我在離懸崖邊還有幾步遠的地方停了下來。 Jean followed a few paces behind. 瓊在後面幾步遠的地方跟着。 You can get a device that counts how many paces you take in an average day. 你可以得到一個裝置來計算你平均一天走多少步。 Two bodyguards remained a couple of paces behind the president throughout the walkabout. 總統走入人群與民衆閒聊時，兩個保镖一直跟在其身後兩三步處。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + pace- take
- walk
- step back
- …
- pace behind
- pace from
- [uncountable]
the fact of something happening, changing, etc. quickly 迅速出現（或變化等）；快節奏 He gave up his job in advertising because he couldn't stand the pace. 他辭去了廣告業的工作，因爲他承受不了那種快節奏。 The novel lacks pace (= it develops too slowly). 這部小說缺乏節奏感。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- blistering
- breakneck
- breathtaking
- …
- gather
- increase
- quicken
- …
- increase
- slow
- at a… pace
- pace of
- at somebody’s own pace
- at a snail’s pace
- a change of pace
- …
see also pacy
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French pas, from Latin passus ‘stretch (of the leg)’, from pandere ‘to stretch’.
Idioms
at a snail’s pace
very slowly 非常緩慢 Traffic had slowed to a snail’s pace. 車流速度太慢了，像蝸牛在爬。
force the pace (especially British English)
go through your paces | show your paces
to perform a particular activity in order to show other people what you are capable of doing 展示自己的能力 We watched the horses going through their paces. 我們看着馬按照自己的速度奔跑。 The British team showed its paces during a training session in the hotel pool. 英國隊在酒店遊泳池的一次訓練中展示了自己的能力。
keep pace (with somebody/something)
to move, increase, change, etc. at the same speed as somebody/something （與…）並駕齊驅；（與…）步調一致 She found it hard to keep pace with him as he strode off. 他大步走開了，她感到很難跟上他。 The younger children struggled to keep pace with the older ones. 小一點兒的孩子努力跟上大一點兒的孩子。 Until now, wage increases have always kept pace with inflation. 到目前爲止，工資的增長與通貨膨脹始終保持同步。 The company is struggling to keep pace with changes in the market. 該公司正努力跟上市場的變化。
off the pace
(in sport 體育運動 behind the leader or the leading group in a race or a competition （賽跑或比賽中）在領頭人之後，在領頭隊之後 Last year's champion is still three shots off the pace (= in golf). 去年的冠軍仍然落後三杆。
put somebody/something through their/its paces
to give somebody/something a number of tasks to perform in order to see what they are capable of doing 考察，考驗（某人的能力） Youngsters will be put through their paces by qualified instructors. 合格的教師將對青少年進行測試。 We sent our reporter to put Ford’s newest model through its paces. 我們派記者去測試福特的最新型號。
set the pace
to do something at a particular speed or to a particular standard so that other people are then forced to copy it if they want to be successful 確定速度；確立標準；領先 (in a race 跑步比賽 to run faster than the other people taking part, at a speed that they then try to copy 領跑 Willis set the pace for the first mile. 威利斯爲第一英裏定下了速度。