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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。
速度；步伐；节奏
paces — plural of pace
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
速度；步伐；节奏
the rate or speed of movement, progress, or change
He walked at a brisk pace.
他以轻快的步伐走着。
既可指走路或跑步的速度，也可指事情发生或变化的快慢。
移动的速率(尤指步行或跑步)
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
一步所覆盖的距离
the distance covered by a step
进展或变化的相对速度
the relative speed of progress or change
She quickened her pace when she heard footsteps behind her.
她听到身后有脚步声，便加快了步伐。
AI contextual example
He slowed his pace to admire the flowers in the park.
他放慢脚步，欣赏公园里的花。
AI contextual example
The runners kept a steady pace for the first ten kilometers.
跑者们在前十公里保持着稳定的配速。
AI contextual example
he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig
他从那棵老树走了十步,然后开始挖。
WordNet
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。
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。
Wages have not kept pace with inflation.
工资没有跟上通货膨胀的步伐。
set 的过去式和过去分词都是 set；常表示在比赛或集体行动中领跑、决定速度。
The leader set the pace for the rest of the group.
领队为其余队员定下了步速。
后接名词性短语，表示某事物进展或变化的速度。
The pace of technological change is accelerating.
技术变革的速度正在加快。
Not this
He walked with a fast pace.
Use this
He walked at a fast pace.
表示“以……的速度”时，英语用介词 at 搭配 pace，而不是 with；这是固定搭配 "at a ... pace"。
Not this
She took two pace forward.
Use this
She took two paces forward.
pace 作“一步”讲是可数名词，two 后面要用复数 paces。
Not this
I can't keep pace of the changes.
Use this
I can't keep pace with the changes.
固定短语 keep pace with 表示“与……同步”，介词用 with，不用 of。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
按自己的节奏
You can learn the material at your own pace.
你可以按照自己的节奏学习这些材料。
与…同步，跟上…的速度
She struggled to keep pace with the rest of the class.
她努力跟上班上其他同学的进度。
定速度；树立标杆
The new smartphone set the pace for the industry.
这款新智能手机为行业树立了标杆。
极慢地，慢如蜗牛
The project is moving at a snail's pace.
这个项目进展极其缓慢。
Use paces naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WORDNET.