Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2461
pace
速度；步伐；节奏
the rate or speed of movement, progress, or change
既可指走路或跑步的速度，也可指事情发生或变化的快慢。
- 1.
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
移动的速率(尤指步行或跑步)
- 2.
the distance covered by a step
一步所覆盖的距离
- 3.
the relative speed of progress or change
进展或变化的相对速度
一步；步幅；一步的距离；移动的速率(尤指步行或跑步)；一步所覆盖的距离；进展或变化的相对速度；速度
In use
She quickened her pace when she heard footsteps behind her.
He slowed his pace to admire the flowers in the park.
The runners kept a steady pace for the first ten kilometers.
he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig
he lived at a fast pace
the pace of events accelerated
at a + adj + pace
此处 pace 前常用 slow、fast、steady、brisk 等形容词修饰。
He walked at a brisk pace.
他以轻快的步伐走着。
keep pace with sb/sth
后面接要跟随或参照的人或事物，多表示进度或速度保持一致。
Connections
Collocations
- keep pace with
- 跟上…的步伐
- She struggled to keep pace with the faster runners.她努力跟上跑得更快的选手们的步伐。
- set the pace
- 定下节奏；领跑
- The front runner set the pace for the whole race.领跑选手为整场比赛定下了节奏。
- at a steady pace
- 以稳定的速度
- He walked at a steady pace for two hours.他以稳定的速度走了两个小时。
- a snail's pace
- 蜗牛般的速度；极慢的速度
- Traffic moved at a snail's pace during the rush hour.高峰时段的交通以蜗牛般的速度缓慢移动。
- pace of life
- 生活节奏
- Many people enjoy the slower pace of life in the countryside.许多人喜欢乡村较为缓慢的生活节奏。
- at your own pace
Learner notes
Memory Tip
跑步常说的「配速」来自 pace，记住 pace 就是步速/步幅；一步一 pace，快慢用它量。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交谈、书面叙述、新闻报道 pace 作名词时通常为中性词，口语和书面语中都较常见，可指行走/跑步的速度、一步的距离，或进展、变化的速率。具体含义需根据语境判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
按提供的读音 /ˈpeɪsiː/，真正押韵的词是 lacy /ˈleɪsi/ 和 racy /ˈreɪsi/。face、lace、race、place 是拼写上的“-ace”形近词，读 /eɪs/，与 /ˈpeɪsiː/ 不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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