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词组 paces
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idiompacesgo through your pacesto show how well you can do a particular activity or piece of work:More than 400 people turned out at Mojave Airport to watch the Ares aircraft go through its paces.The England team went through their paces at Nottingham before flying off to New Zealand.put sb through his/her paces(also put sth through its paces)(or take, run sb through his/her paces)to make a person or machine show how well they can do a particular activity or piece of work:Barnes and Norris are busily putting the boat through its paces.Candidates are put through their paces before a panel of MPs, businessmen, and local dignitaries.In the studio, director Nimoy takes Danson through his paces.
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pace (oneself)

To move or progress at a speed and rate that one is able to sustain until the act is completed. Pace yourself—if you start sprinting right at the beginning of the race, you'll run out of energy well before the finish line!

pace (something) off

To take even strides as a means of counting and marking a particular distance or measuring the distance of something. He paced off the perimeter of his property and determined it was roughly 80 meters in length. The two stood back to back and paced ten yards off in opposite directions.

pace something

 out
1. Lit. to measure a distance by counting the number of even strides taken while walking. He paced the distance out and wrote it down. He paced out the distance from the door to the mailbox.
2. Fig. to deal with a problem by pacing around. When she was upset, she walked and walked while she thought through her problem. When Ed came into the room, she was pacing a new crisis out. She usually paced out her anxiety.

pace something

off to mark off a distance by counting the number of even strides taken while walking. The farmer paced a few yards off and pounded a stake into the soil. He paced off a few yards.

pace (oneself)

To move or make progress at a sensible or moderate rate.
See:
  • a change of pace
  • at a snail’s pace
  • at a snail's pace
  • break one's back
  • can't stand the pace
  • change of pace
  • do (something) at (one's) own pace
  • do something at your own pace
  • force the pace
  • go through (one's) paces
  • go through your paces
  • handbags at ten paces
  • it is the pace that kills
  • keep pace
  • killing pace, a
  • mend (one's) pace
  • mend your pace
  • off the pace
  • pace
  • pace (oneself)
  • pace (something) off
  • pace (something) out
  • pace around
  • pace back and forth
  • pace out
  • pace the floor
  • pick up the pace
  • put (one) through (one's) paces
  • put (something) through its paces
  • put one through paces
  • put somebody/something through their/its paces
  • put someone or something through their paces
  • put someone through his or her paces
  • put someone/something through their paces
  • put through one's paces
  • put through paces
  • set the pace
  • snail's pace
  • stand the pace
  • stay the pace
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