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pace /peɪs/► SEE ALLdo sth at your own pacekeep pace (with sb/sth)set the pace(not) stand the paceforce the paceat a snail’s pace
●do sth at your own ˈpacedo sth at the speed you prefer 以自己想要的速度做某事◆When you are learning a language at home, you can work at your own pace.
若是在家自学一门语言，就可以按照自己的进度进行。●keep ˈpace (with sb/sth)1. move, progress or develop at the same speed or rate as sb/sth （与…）并驾齐驱，步调一致◆In this business we have to keep pace with our foreign competitors.
在这一行里，我们必须跟国外竞争者保持同步发展。◆He isn’t really keeping pace with the other children in his class.
他不太跟得上班里其他的孩子。2. keep informed about sth which is changing very fast 了解事态的发展变化◆I find it difficult to keep pace with all the political changes that are taking place.
我觉得很难随时了解所有正在发生的政治变革。●set the ˈpacedo sth at a speed which other people must follow if they want to be successful; lead by being better, cleverer, more original, etc. than other people 定步速；起带头作用；树立榜样◆Jones set the pace in the 5 000 metres.
琼斯在 5 000 米赛跑中一马当先。◆This new style of bicycle has really set the pace for the rest of the industry.
这种新款自行车的确引领了整个自行车产业。▸ ˈpacesetter noun ◆Richard Rogers is a pacesetter in modern architecture.
理查德 ∙ 罗杰斯是现代建筑设计的领军人物。 NOTE In athletics, one person in a race sets the pace for the other competitors by running faster than them. 在田径运动中，一个人领跑，为其他参赛者定步速。 ●(not) stand the ˈpacenot be able to work, live or compete under pressure （不）能跟上紧张的节奏◆You want to be a journalist? Are you sure you could stand the pace?
你想当记者？你确定自己能跟得上这种节奏吗？●force the ˈpace (especially BrE) make sb do sth more quickly or make sth happen more quickly 使加快速度◆The government is forcing the pace on economic reforms and the public don’t like it.政府加快了经济改革的步伐，但民众并不欢迎。 NOTE If you force the pace in a race, you force the other runners to run as fast as you because you want them to get tired. * force the pace 指在赛跑中加快步伐以迫使其他选手提速而导致疲劳。 ●at a ˈsnail’s pace (informal) very slowly 像蜗牛爬行一样；慢吞吞地◆My grandmother drove the car at a snail’s pace.我祖母开车像蜗牛爬。 |