| 单词 | pace |
| 释义 | pace I. pace 1. a. < led off at a good pace so that they could cover as much ground as possible — Fred Majdalany > < the limousine moved at an easy pace — John Hersey > < the river broadens, slackening its pace as it spreads out — Ted Sumner > especially < the challenger made the pace hot from the start — G.E.Odd > b. < the pace of developments in science, agriculture, business, politics, international relations … is so swift — Lister Hill > specifically < as the demand for livestock … grew, the development of shipping facilities kept pace — American Guide Series: Minnesota > c. (1) < youth, sped by the ancient dream that seemed so new, … went the pace with a high heart — C.E.Montague > (2) < one learns to go to church … because other members of the community set the pace for this kind of activity — Edward Sapir > specifically < three strokes off the pace — Time > d. (1) < see the story unwind … with an amiable pace and plenty of time — Stark Young > < housewives, their routine quickened by the pace of wartime living — Monsanto Magazine > < the ease and pace of his turns and the precision of his beats place him in the line of the great Russian dancers — Caryl Brahms > specifically < his stories move at a breathless pace — Henry Treece > < the pace at which an audience can absorb ideas differs with the ideas — Henning Nelms > < the pitcher … whips the ball, varying pace, swerve and flight — Dict. of Games > (2) < writes with color, with zest, and with pace — Amy Loveman > e. (1) < the bowler frequently changed pace > (2) < difference in pace of matting and turf wickets > f. g. < the circus is change of pace — beauty against our daily ugliness — John Steinbeck > 2. a. < walked slowly, with even, unhesitating pace — Willa Cather > b. obsolete < we will direct our pace downward now — James Howell > 3. a. < took a pace or two in the room — Guy McCrone > b. (1) < cannot go five paces without seeing some wretched object — Irish Digest > (2) 4. a. (1) (2) b. obsolete < making paces through woods and thickets — Meredith Hanmer > c. 5. a. < bird dogs going through their paces in the most alien environment — J.W.Cross > < the test pilots … put the new planes through their paces — H.H.Arnold & I.C.Eaker > specifically b. II. pace intransitive verb 1. a. < a stone platform where meditative persons might pace to and fro — W.B.Yeats > b. < they pace through the obligations of their marriage with … cynicism — Times Literary Supplement > 2. < pacing … is characterized by its pistonlike drive with parallel sets of legs traveling together — F.A.Wrensch > transitive verb 1. a. < pace off a 10-yard penalty > < had often wondered how far west his land extended, but had never taken the time to pace it off — O.E.Rölvaag > b. < was slowly pacing this narrow enclosure, in his accustomed walk — Sheridan Le Fanu > 2. archaic < paces a hornpipe among the eggs — Sir Walter Scott > 3. a. obsolete b. of a horse < paced the mile track in 1:55 flat — American Guide Series: Minnesota > 4. a. < traffic, paced by clanging cable cars, climbs up and down at cautious speeds — G.W.Long > < advertising must be paced so that ads increase in size and frequency as Christmas gets closer — National Furniture Review > < must pace himself, know what his physique will stand — Blair Moody > specifically b. < pace the warp > < pace the web > c. (1) < next in line, paced by the scoutmaster > < paced by tanks … infantrymen were storming a narrow gorge — Time > specifically (2) < food prices were pacing the upsurge — Newsweek > < oil advertisers paced all other classifications in space gains — Wall Street Journal > specifically < paced the team with three hits in the sixth game — Robert Shaplen > d. < schools of porpoises pace the plodding ship — Tom Marvel > < the speed of the machine may be closely regulated to pace the packing operation — Modern Packaging > < his own growth … paced that of his science — D.W.Atchley > 5. < the dynamic director paced the show like a fast 440-yard relay — Henry Hewes > < paced the music with … sure and tasteful touch — Winthrop Sargeant > III. pace dialect chiefly England IV. pa·ce < I do not, pace … the correspondents, claim to have made any “discovery” — E.M.Almedingen > < pace the feminists, I believe my own sex is largely responsible for this … impertinent curiosity — Katharine F. Gerould > |
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