pace
UK/peis/US
NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFLB1
Definitions
n.
The speed at which someone walks, runs, or makes progress.
步速；进度，节奏。
n.
A single step in walking or running.
一步。
v.
To walk back and forth, especially when anxious.
踱步，来回走。
Root Breakdown
Root-derived=pace
pace comes straight from Latin passus 'a step.' It kept the literal idea of a step (he stood three paces away) and extended it to how fast you step — your speed or rhythm (a slow pace, set the pace). As a verb, to pace is to measure a space out in steps, often anxiously back and forth.
Root pass still carries 14 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.slow pace缓慢的节奏
- 2.fast pace快节奏
- 3.pick up the pace加快速度
- 4.set the pace定下节奏
- 5.keep pace with跟上……的步伐
Example Sentences
- 1.
She set a fast pace and the others struggled to keep up.
- 2.
The project is moving at a steady pace.
- 3.
He paced nervously up and down the waiting room.