pacemaker

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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pace·mak·er /ˈpeɪsˌmeɪkə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  1. MHa small machine that is placed inside someone’s chest in order to help their heart beat regularly （心脏）起搏器2. (also pacesetter) a person or horse who goes to the front in a race and sets the speed that the others must try to achieve 领跑人；领跑的马

Examples from the Corpus

pacemaker• His pals from the Cheltenham club are going to take it in turn to swim alongside as pacemakers and companions.• Some have speculated that the headaches may be related to a periodically discharging biologic pacemaker, perhaps located in the hypothalamus.• The aim is to stay in touch with the promotion pacemakers before a run-in of five home games out of seven.• Hetton are only a point off the pacemakers after they won by six wickets Langley.

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pace‧mak‧er /ˈpeɪsˌmeɪkə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
1. a small machine that is placed inside someone’s chest in order to help their heart beat regularly
2. (also pacesetter) a person or horse who goes to the front in a race and sets the speed that the others must try to achieve

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pace‧set‧ter /ˈpeɪs-setə $ -ər/ (also pacemaker) noun [countable]
1. a person or team that is winning in a competition, and that others have to try to defeat:
    That left him three strokes behind the pacesetter, Parry.
2. a person or company that is considered to be a leader in a particular area of activity:
    a new company, now seen as the industry’s pacesetter
3. pacemaker(2)

pace·makerBrE /ˈpeɪsmeɪkə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpeɪsmeɪkər/ 🔊 nounan electronic device that is put inside a person's body to help their heart beat regularly （心脏）起搏器 (also pace·setter especially in NAmE ) a person or an animal that begins a race quickly so that the other people taking part will try to copy the speed and run a fast race 领跑人；领跑动物◆(figurative) The big banks have been the pacesetters in developing the system. 大银行是发展这一体系的先驱。🔊🔊 (also pace·setter especially in NAmE ) a person or team that is winning in a sports competition （竞赛中的）领先者，领先队伍◆The local club are now only one point off the pacemakers. 当地俱乐部与领先者只差一分。🔊🔊