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tempo

noun
🔊/ˈtempəʊ/
🔊/ˈtempəʊ/
 [countable, uncountable]
(plural tempos)
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  1. (plural tempi
    🔊/ˈtempiː/
    🔊/ˈtempiː/
    )
     the speed or rhythm of a piece of music（乐曲的）速度，拍子，节奏
    • a slow/fast tempo慢速；快速
    • It's a difficult piece, with numerous changes of tempo.这支曲子节奏变化多，难度很大。🔊🔊
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    • They took the last movement at an unusually slow tempo.他们以异常缓慢的节拍演奏了最后一个乐章。
    • The piece should be played at a fast tempo.该乐曲应以快节奏播放。
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • brisk
    • fast
    • quick
    • …
    verb + tempo
    • change
    tempo + noun
    • indication
    • markings
    • change
    • …
    preposition
    • at a… tempo
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  2. the speed of any movement or activity（运动或活动的）速度，节奏 synonym pace1
    • the increasing tempo of life in Western society西方社会日益加速的生活节奏
    • Don’t let the other team dictate the tempo of the game.不要让另一支球队来决定比赛的节奏。
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    • They soon adapted to the tempo of life on the island.他们不久就适应了岛上的生活节奏。
    • We need to step up the tempo of our information campaigns.我们需要加快我们信息宣传活动的节奏。
    • What people liked about these films was their wit and tempo.人们喜欢这些电影的是他们的机智和节奏。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + tempo
    • increase
    • raise
    • step up
    • …
    tempo + verb
    • quicken
    • slow
    • change
    • …
    preposition
    • tempo of
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    3. Word Originmid 17th cent. (as a fencing term denoting the timing of an attack): from Italian, from Latin tempus ‘time’.