pace/peɪs/

n

1. 用作单 (走或跑的)速度，步调；计划进度

• increase one's pace 加快步伐

• He works so fast that I can't keep pace with him. 他工作干得很快，我都跟不上他的进度。

2. C (走或跑的)一步，步子

• She took two paces forward. 她向前迈了两步。

3. C (马的)步态；溜蹄

at a snail's pace 见snail force the pace 加快速度 go through one’s paces 显示自己的才能 keep pace with sb.(sth. ) 与某人(某事物)并驾齐驱 put sb.(sth.) through his (its) paces 测试某人(某物)的能力(或性能)

• The designer was putting the machine through its paces. 设计师正在测试机器的性能。

show one's paces 显示自己的本领(或才能) stand the pace 能跟上

• stand the pace in the city 跟上城市生活的节奏