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pacing

/peys/US // peɪs //UK // (peɪs) //

节奏,步测,步伐,步调

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    • : a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.: to walk at a brisk pace of five miles an hour.
    • : a rate of activity, progress, growth, performance, etc.; tempo.
    • : any of various standard linear measures, representing the space naturally measured by the movement of the feet in walking: roughly 30 to 40 inches.Compare geometrical pace, military pace, Roman pace.
    • : a single step: She took three paces in the direction of the door.
    • : the distance covered in a step: Stand six paces inside the gates.
    • : a manner of stepping; gait.
    • : a gait of a horse or other animal in which the feet on the same side are lifted and put down together.
    • : any of the gaits of a horse.
    • : a raised step or platform.
v.有主动词 verb
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    paced, pac·ing.

    • : to set the pace for, as in racing.
    • : to traverse or go over with steps: He paced the floor nervously.
    • : to measure by paces.
    • : to train to a certain pace; exercise in pacing: to pace a horse.
    • : to run at a pace: Hanover II paced a mile.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    paced, pac·ing.

    • : to take slow, regular steps.
    • : to walk up and down nervously, as to expend nervous energy.
    • : to go at a pace.

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Examples

  • The rapid pace of all this is jarring — but it’s also exactly how I predicted that the show would end.

  • “The supply isn’t keeping pace with demand,” said Amy Hewett, spokeswoman for the Virginia Health Care Association.

  • BuzzFeed has managed to turn its commerce operation into a strength — it is on pace to generate more than $50 million in revenue this year — but it has done so largely with deals aimed at younger, price-conscious readers and audiences.

  • Not because of Ng’s abilities but because of the glacial pace at which the male-dominated sports leagues embrace change.

  • Paul has a special combination of quickness, pace, precision, vision, shooting touch and spatial awareness that allows him to find creases in defenses that few others can access.

  • We see the pacing and its effect on the people below, all in one shot.

  • In short, Tuchman writes with great brio, exquisite pacing, and a keen eye for telling details and arresting quotes.

  • The animation is beautifully rendered and the storytelling top notch even if the pacing is, at times, erratic.

  • It stayed at the top for three days, out-pacing tracks by Maroon 5, Kendrick Lamar, and 50 Cent.

  • When Bratton descended to the trains, a man was pacing the platform edge, ranting in Spanish.

  • His pacing had brought him to the opposite end of the board, where stood the cup of wine madame had poured for Marius.

  • The men were about to fight when the others interfered, saying it was only fair a third party should do the pacing.

  • The governor was pacing back and forth in his private office, talking with the sheriff who sat near-by.

  • To attain this end the student should begin by pacing some length of road where the distances are well known.

  • You might be pacing the tiled hall of a suburban villa, rather than the House of God.