4VERB (由于焦虑或不耐烦而)在…踱步 If you pace a small area, you keep walking up and down it, because you are anxious or impatient. (由于焦虑或不耐烦而)在…踱步
As they waited, Kravis paced the room nervously. [VERB noun]
他们等的时候,克拉维斯在屋里不安地踱来踱去。
He found John pacing around the flat, unable to sleep. [VERB prep./adv.]
他发现约翰在公寓里来回踱步,无法入睡。
She stared as he paced and yelled. [VERB]
他来回走着,咆哮着,她目不转睛地看着。
5VERB 放稳步调 If you pace yourself when doing something, you do it at a steady rate. 放稳步调
It was a tough race and I had to pace myself. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]
这是场艰苦的比赛,我不得不控制好节奏。
6PHRASE 与…步调一致 If something keeps pace with something else that is changing, it changes quickly in response to it. 与…步调一致
Farmers are angry because the rise fails to keep pace with inflation. [+ with]
农民们很气愤,因为提价赶不上通货膨胀。
...a world changing far too fast for her to keep pace.
世界变化得太快,她跟不上
7PHRASE 与…齐头并进(或并驾齐驱) If you keep pace with someone who is walking or running, you succeed in going as fast as them, so that you remain close to them. 与…齐头并进(或并驾齐驱)
With four laps to go, he kept pace with the leaders.
还剩4圈的时候,他紧紧咬住领先者。
Daisy strode alongside her, breathing heavily but keeping pace.
黛西在她身边大步走着,大口喘着气,但是没有落后。
8PHRASE 以适合自己的节奏 If you do something at your own pace , you do it at a speed that is comfortable for you. 以适合自己的节奏
The computer will give students the opportunity to learn at their own pace.
计算机让学生们有机会按照自己的节奏学习。
She was going too fast so I decided to keep riding at my own pace.
她骑得太快了,所以我决定按自己的速度骑。
9PHRASE 考查…的能力/ 展现…的才能 If you put someone through their paces or make them go through their paces, you get them to show you how well they can do something. 考查…的能力/ 展现…的才能
The British coach is putting the boxers through their paces.
英国教练正在检验拳手们的能力。
A group of the world's best waterskiers will be going through their paces.
1one step一步VERB + PACE | PREPOSITIONVERB + PACE➤take, walk邁步◇Take two paces forward.向前走兩步。➤step back向後退◇Step back three paces.向後退三步。PREPOSITION➤pace behind在後面一步◇Two bodyguards remained a couple of paces behind the president.兩個保鏢一直跟在總統身後兩三步處。➤pace from離⋯一步◇I 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。pace
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2speed速度ADJECTIVE | VERB + PACE | PACE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤blistering, breakneck, breathtaking, brisk, cracking, fast, frantic, frenetic, frenzied, furious, good, great, hectic, lightning, lively, rapid極快的速度;危險的高速;驚人的速度;輕快的節奏;瘋狂的速度;忙碌的節奏;閃電般的速度;飛快的速度▸➤gentle, glacial, leisurely, relaxed, slow, unhurried, walking徐緩的步伐;極慢的速度;悠閒的速度;緩慢的速度;不慌不忙的步調;步行的速度◇the slow pace of economic reform緩慢的經濟改革步伐➤even, measured, moderate, steady平穩的/中等的/適中的速度VERB + PACE➤gather, increase, quicken加快步伐;加快速度◇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。◇Thinking that she was being followed, she quickened her pace.感到被人跟踪,她加快了腳步。➤slacken, slow down放慢腳步;減慢速度▸➤dictate, set指定速度;領跑◇Brown set the pace in the first mile.布朗在開始的 1 英里領跑。➤keep, keep up, maintain跟上步伐;保持速度◇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。◇She kept up a pace of ten miles an hour.她將速度保持在每小時 10 英里。➤stand (BrE) 能跟上節奏◇You shouldn't have such a job if you can't stand the pace.如果你受不了這種緊張的節奏,就不應該做這樣的工作。PACE + VERB➤increase步伐加快▸➤slow速度放慢PREPOSITION➤at a... pace以⋯速度◇They set off at a blistering pace.他們一起跑就跑得飛快。➤pace of⋯的速度◇The pace of change means that equipment has to be constantly replaced.這種變化速度意味着設備非得經常更新不可。◇The pace of life is much slower on the islands.島上的生活節奏慢得多。PHRASES➤at sb's own pace以某人自己的節奏◇The students work at their own pace.這些學生以適合自己的進度學習。➤at a snail's pace以蝸牛般的步子◇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,目的是為比賽後半程保持體力。➤a change of pace節奏的改變◇I try to get away at weekends for a change of pace.週末的時候我總是盡可能外出度假,以變換一下生活節奏。➤a turn of pace (BrE) 節奏的變換◇He's a skilful player with a good turn of pace.他是一位懂得變換節奏、技術嫺熟的選手。pace
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ADVERB | VERB + PACE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤slowly慢慢踱步▸➤anxiously, nervously, restlessly焦慮地踱步;緊張地踱步;不安地走來走去◇She paced restlessly up and down.她不安地走來走去。➤about, around, back and forth, round, to and fro, up and down走來走去;來回踱步◇He paced slowly back and forth.他慢慢地來回踱步。VERB + PACE➤begin to開始踱步PREPOSITION➤about, around, round (especially BrE) 在各處走來走去PHRASES➤begin pacing開始踱步◇She began pacing around the room.她開始在房間裏踱來踱去。