June 17, 2009
Pace
pace n 1. step, langkah: they advanced two ~s, mereka mara dua langkah; the chair is only a few ~s away from me, kerusi itu hanya beberapa langkah jauhnya dr saya; 2. rate or speed of walking or running, langkah: he walks at a fast ~, dia berjalan dgn langkah yg cepat; I quickened my Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan
pace ~ when I heard her coming, saya mempercepat langkah saya apabila mendengar dia datang; Jerry slowed down his ~ so that I could catch up with him, Jerry memperlahankan langkahnya supaya saya dapat bersaing dengannya; 3. rate of progress or development, kadar: the ~ of scientific achievements, kadar pencapaian saintifik; Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan
pace keep ~ with, a. bersaing dgn: he could not keep ~ with us and dropped out of the race, dia tdk dapat bersaing dgn kami, dan tercicir dlm perlumbaan itu; b. (fig.) mengikut: it is difficult to keep ~ with scientific progress, adalah sukar utk mengikut kemajuan saintifik; put /so., st/ through /his, her, its/ ~s, menguji kebolehan /sso, sst/: the stage director put the new actress through her ~s, pengarah pentas menguji kebolehan pelakon wanita baru itu; Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan
pace the new car was put through its ~s, kereta baru itu telah diuji kebolehannya; set the ~, a. menentukan rentak: he set a fast ~ for the first mile, and then slowed down, dia menentukan rentak yg laju bagi satu batu pertama, dan kemudian dia memperlahankannya; Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan
pace b. (fig.) menentukan kepesatan pertumbuhan: this company is setting the ~ in computer technology, syarikat ini menentukan kepesatan pertumbuhan dlm teknologi komputer; stand the ~, tahan lagi (dgn sst): she gave up the job because she couldn’t stand the ~, dia melepaskan pekerjaan itu oleh sebab dia tdk tahan lagi dgn tekanan kerja di tempat itu; Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan
pace vi berjalan perlahan-lahan: he was pacing slowly along the path deep in thought, dia sedang berjalan perlahan-lahan di sepanjang lorong itu sambil bertafakur; ~ up and down, berjalan mundar-mandir; Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan
pace vt 1. walk back and forth across, berjalan mundar-mandir: the tiger ~d the floor of his cage, harimau itu berjalan mundar-mandir di dlm sangkarnya; he ~d the room as he waited for news, dia berjalan mundar-mandir di bilik itu sementara menunggu berita; 2. set a speed for, menetapkan kelajuan: the coach ~d the runners at 15 miles an hour, Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan
pace jurulatih menetapkan kelajuan pelari itu pd kadar 15 batu sejam; 3. also ~ off, ~ out, mengukur [sst] dgn langkah: he ~d the room and found it was 20 feet by 15, dia mengukur bilik itu dgn langkah dan mendapati luasnya 20 kaki kali 15 kaki; he ~d the length from this end to the other end, dia mengukur panjangnya dgn langkah dr hujung ini ke hujung satu lagi. Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan
pace-setter n see PACEMAKER ( sense 1.). Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan
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