pace

US: /ˈpeɪs/


English - Vietnamese dictionary

pace /peis/
  • danh từ
    • bước chân, bước
    • bước đi; nhịp đi; tốc độ đi, tốc độ chạy
      • to go at a foat's (walking) pace: đi từng bước
      • to go at a quick pace: đi rảo bước, đi nhanh
    • nước đi (của ngựa); cách đi
    • nước kiệu (ngựa)
    • nhịp độ tiến triển, tốc độ tiến triển
    • to go the pace
      • đi nhanh
    • ăn chơi, phóng đãng
    • to hold (keep) pace with
      • theo kịp, sánh kịp
    • to mend one's pace
      • (xem) mend
    • to put someone through his paces
      • thử tài ai, thử sức ai
    • cho ai thi thố tài năng
    • to set the pace
      • dẫn tốc độ; chỉ đạo tốc độ (trong chạy đua)
    • nêu gương cho (ai) theo
    • tiên tiến nhất, thành công vượt bực
    • nội động từ
      • đi từng bước, bước từng bước
        • to pace up and down: đi bách bộ, đi đi lại lại
      • chạy nước kiệu (ngựa)
      • ngoại động từ
        • bước từng bước qua, đi đi lại lại; đo bằng bước chân
          • to pace the room: đi đi lại lại trong phòng; đo gian phòng bằng bước chân
        • dẫn tốc độ; chỉ đạo tốc độ (trong chạy đua)
        • danh từ
          • mạn phép, xin lỗi (khi không đồng ý)
            • pace Smith: xin lỗi ông Xmít; xin mạn phép ông Xmít

        Advanced English dictionary

        noun, verb-see also PACE
        + noun
        1 [sing., U] the speed at which sb/sth walks, runs or moves: to set off at a steady / gentle / leisurely pace + Congestion frequently reduces traffic to walking pace. + The ball gathered pace as it rolled down the hill. + The runners have noticeably quickened their pace.
        2 [sing., U] ~ (of sth) the speed at which sth happens: It is difficult to keep up with the rapid pace of change. + We encourage all students to work at their own pace (= as fast or as slow as they can). + I prefer the relaxed pace of life in the country. + Rumours of corruption and scandal gathered pace (= increased in number).
        3 [C] an act of stepping once when walking or running; the distance travelled when doing this: She took two paces forward. + To be a really good runner he needs to lengthen his pace a little. + Competitors must stand at a distance of 20 paces from each other.
        4 [U] the fact of sth happening, changing, etc. quickly: He gave up his job in advertising because he couldn't stand the pace. + The novel lacks pace (= it develops too slowly). + a pace bowler (= in cricket, a person who bowls the ball fast)
        See also - PACY
        Idioms: go through your paces
        show your paces to perform a particular activity in order to show other people what you are capable of doing: We watched the horses going through their paces. + The British team showed its paces during a training session in the hotel pool.
        keep pace (with sb/sth) to move, increase, change, etc. at the same speed as sb/sth: She found it hard to keep pace with him as he strode off. + Until now, wage increases have always kept pace with inflation. + The company is struggling to keep pace with changes in the market.
        put sb/sth through their / its paces to give sb/sth a number of tasks to perform in order to see what they are capable of doing: Youngsters will be put through their paces by qualified instructors. + We sent our reporter to put Ford's newest model through its paces.
        set the pace
        1 to do sth at a particular speed or to a particular standard so that other people are then forced to copy it if they want to be successful: The company is no longer setting the pace in the home computer market.
        2 (in a race) to run faster than the other competitors, at a speed that they then try to copy: Willis set the pace for the first mile.
        more at FORCE v., SNAIL
        + verb
        1 to walk up and down in a small area many times, especially because you are feeling nervous or angry: [V, +adv./prep.] She paced up and down outside the room. + [VN] Ted paced the floor restlessly.
        2 [VN] to set the speed at which sth happens or develops: He paced his game skilfully. + One runner was selected to pace the race.
        3 [VN] ~ yourself to find the right speed or rhythm for your work or an activity so that you have enough energy to do what you have to do: He'll have to learn to pace himself in this job.
        Phrasal Verbs: pace sth<->off / out to measure the size of sth by walking across it with regular steps
        + preposition
        (from Latin, formal) used before a person's name to express polite disagreement with what they have said: The evidence suggests, pace Professor Jones, that ... (= Professor Jones has a different opinion).
        See also - PACE

        Thesaurus dictionary

        n.
        1 step, stride:
        Please walk forward two paces.
        2 rate (of speed), tempo, speed, velocity, Colloq clip:
        We were proceeding at a pace of five miles per hour.
        v.
        3 walk, stride, tread; traverse:
        Alistair paced up and down nervously, waiting for word from the surgeon
        4 measure, gauge or gage, judge, rate, estimate, determine, reckon, figure, compute:
        I was trying to pace myself to conserve some energy for a sprint finish.

        Collocation

        1 one step

        VERB + PACE

        take
        Take two paces forward.
        | step back
        Step back three paces.

        PREP.

        ~ behind
        Two bodyguards remained a couple of paces behind the president throughout the walkabout.
        | ~ from
        I stopped a few paces from the edge of the cliff.

        2 speed

        ADJ.

        blistering, breakneck, breathtaking, brisk, cracking, fast, frantic, frenetic, frenzied, furious, good, great, hectic, lightning, lively, rapid | gentle, leisurely, relaxed, slow, unhurried, walking
        the slow pace of economic reform
        | even, measured, moderate, steady

        VERB + PACE

        gather, increase, quicken
        The project had a slow start, but is now gathering pace. Thinking that she was being followed, she quickened her pace.
        | slacken, slow down | dictate, set
        Brown set the pace in the first mile.
        | keep (up), maintain
        The younger children struggled to keep pace with the older ones. She kept up a pace of ten miles an hour.
        | stand
        You shouldn't have such a job if you can't stand the pace.

        PACE + VERB

        increase | slow

        PREP.

        at a … ~
        They set off at a cracking pace.
        | ~ of
        The pace of change means that equipment has to be constantly replaced. The pace of life is much slower on the islands.

        PHRASES

        at sb's own pace
        The students work at their own pace.
        | at a snail's pace
        I set off at a snail's pace to conserve my energy for later in the race.
        | a change of pace
        I try to get away at weekends for a change of pace.
        | a turn of pace
        He's a skilful player with a good turn of pace.


        Concise dictionary

        paces|paced|pacingpeɪs
        noun
        +the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
        +the distance covered by a step
        +the relative speed of progress or change
        +a step in walking or running
        +the rate of some repeating event
        +a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
        verb
        +walk with slow or fast paces
        +go at a pace
        +measure (distances) by pacing
        +regulate or set the pace of

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