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🔑 pace1 BrE /peɪs / NAmE /peɪs / ➡ see also pace 2 noun 🔑 [ sing. , U ] the speed at which sb /sth walks , runs or moves ◆ to set off at a steady /gentle /leisurely pace ◆ Congestion frequently reduces traffic to walking pace . ◆ The ball gathered pace as it rolled down the hill . ◆ The runners have noticeably quickened their pace . 🔑 [ sing. , U ] ~ (of sth )the speed at which sth happens ◆ It is difficult to keep up with the rapid pace of change . ◆ We encourage all students to work at their own pace (= as fast or as slow as they can . ◆ I prefer the relaxed pace of life in the country . ◆ Rumours of corruption and scandal gathered pace (= increased in number . 🔑 [ C ] an act of stepping once when walking or running ; the distance travelled when doing this SYN step ◆ She took two paces forward . [ U ] the fact of sth happening , changing , etc . quickly ◆ He gave up his job in advertising because he couldn't stand the pace . ◆ The novel lacks pace (= it develops too slowly . ➡ see also pacy ● go through your ˈpaces ● show your ˈpaces to perform a particular activity in order to show other people what you are capable of doing ● keep ˈpace (with sb /sth )to move , increase , change , etc . at the same speed as sb /sth ◆ She found it hard to keep pace with him as he strode off . ◆ Until now , wage increases have always kept pace with inflation . ● off the ˈpace (in sport 体育运动 behind the leader or the leading group in a race or a competition ◆ Tiger Woods is still three shots off the pace (= in golf . ● put sb /sth through their /its ˈpaces to give sb /sth a number of tasks to perform in order to see what they are capable of doing ● set the ˈpace to do sth 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 ◆ The company is no longer setting the pace in the home computer market . (in a race 跑步比赛 to run faster than the other people taking part , at a speed that they then try to copy ● force the ˈpace (especially BrE to run very fast in a race in order to make the other people taking part run faster to make sb do sth faster than they want to ◆ The demonstrations have succeeded in forcing the pace of change . ● at a ˈsnail's pace very slowly 🔑 pace1 BrE /peɪs / NAmE /peɪs / ➡ see also pace 2 verb present simple - I / you / we / they pace BrE /peɪs / NAmE /peɪs / present simple - he / she / it paces BrE /ˈpeɪsɪz / NAmE /ˈpeɪsɪz / past simple paced BrE /peɪst / NAmE /peɪst / past participle paced BrE /peɪst / NAmE /peɪst / -ing form pacing BrE /ˈpeɪsɪŋ / NAmE /ˈpeɪsɪŋ / [ I , T ] to walk up and down in a small area many times , especially because you are feeling nervous or angry ◆ + adv ./prep . She paced up and down outside the room . ◆ ~ sth Ted paced the floor restlessly . [ T ] ~ sth to set the speed at which sth happens or develops ◆ He paced his game skilfully . [ T ] ~ yourself to find the right speed or rhythm for your work or an activity so that you have enough energy to do what you have to do ◆ He'll have to learn to pace himself in this job . ● ˌpace sth↔ˈoff /ˈout to measure the size of sth by walking across it with regular steps pace2 BrE /ˈpɑːkeɪ / NAmE /ˈpɑːkeɪ / BrE /ˈpɑːtʃeɪ / NAmE /ˈpɑːtʃeɪ / BrE /ˈpeɪsi / NAmE /ˈpeɪsi / preposition (from Latin formal used before a person's name to express polite disagreement with what they have said ◆ The evidence suggests , pace Professor Jones , that… (= Professor Jones has a different opinion . ➡ see also pace 1
