to set off at a steady/gentle/leisurely pace

She found it hard to keep pace with him as he strode off.

他大步走开了，她感到很难跟上他。

It was a tough race and I had to pace myself.

这是场艰苦的比赛，我不得不控制好节奏。

With four laps to go, he kept pace with the leaders...

还剩4圈的时候，他紧紧咬住领先者。

...people who prefer to live at a slower pace...

乐于放慢生活节奏的人

I prefer the relaxed pace of life in the country.

我喜爱乡间那悠闲的生活节奏。

The novel lacks pace (= it develops too slowly) .

这部小说缺乏节奏感。

...a world changing far too fast for her to keep pace.

世界变化得太快，她跟不上

As they waited, Kravis paced the room nervously...

他们等的时候，克拉维斯在屋里不安地踱来踱去。

It is difficult to keep up with the rapid pace of change.

跟上迅速的变化是很困难的。

The ball gathered pace as it rolled down the hill.

随着球向山下滚动，它的速度越来越快。

She took two paces forward.

她向前走了两步。

He found John pacing around the flat, unable to sleep...

他发现约翰在公寓里来回踱步，无法入睡。

Until now, wage increases have always kept pace with inflation.

到目前为止，工资的增长与通货膨胀始终保持同步。

Rumours of corruption and scandal gathered pace (= increased in number) .

腐化堕落的传闻日益增多。

He'd only gone a few paces before he stopped again...

他只走了几步远就又停了下来。

The British coach is putting the boxers through their paces...

英国教练正在检验拳手们的能力。

The runners have noticeably quickened their pace.

赛跑者明显加快了脚步。

Congestion frequently reduces traffic to walking pace .

交通阻塞经常把车流的速度降低得如步行一般缓慢。

Has phenomenal pace off the ball.

无论带球与否他都有超乎寻常的速度.

I pace off the wooden bridge and found it was about 100 feet long.

我步测出那座木桥长约100英尺.