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change-of-pace

/cheynjuhv peys/US // ˈtʃeɪndʒ əv ˈpeɪs //

变化的速度,变化的步伐,变化的空间,变速器

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : temporary shift or variation in a normal routine or regular pattern of activity: Reading a mystery novel has been a real change of pace for me.
    • : Baseball: Older Use. changeup.

Examples

  • Back in New York, the slow pace and inward focus of her yoga practice was less fulfilling.

  • Term limits could be a prescription to speed change along.

  • And as he adjusted to this change in circumstances, he screamed at himself a second time: Wait!

  • When we meet them, their lives are unfulfilled, and at no point are we convinced their condition will change.

  • But the jokes flow at such a torrential pace that duds are soon forgotten; the best are even Spamalot-worthy.

  • In treble, second and fourth, the first change is a dodge behind; and the second time the treble leads, there's a double Bob.

  • The Seven-score and four on the six middle Bells, the treble leading, and the tenor lying behind every change, makes good Musick.

  • Never was a change more remarkable than that which had come upon Mrs. Collingwood.

  • When the whole hunt is hunting up, each single change is made between the whole hunt, and the next bell above it.

  • Almost, he saw her visibly change—here in the twilight of the little Luxor garden by his side.