tempo

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tem·po /ˈtempəʊ $ -poʊ/ noun (plural tempos) [countable]  1. APMthe speed at which music is played or should be played 〔音乐演奏的〕速度2  SPEEDthe speed at which something happens 〔事情进展的〕节奏，步调 the easy tempo of island life 岛上生活的轻松节奏

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tempo• The quietness of the house, to which she stood listening, was a new quietness with an alien tempo.• His elegiac tempo for the largo of the Cello Sonata allows him a sustained outpouring of feeling.• From the start, Dallas controlled the tempo of the game.• What, then, I wondered, controls the tempo of life in the deep sea?• The tempo of operations was fast, impressive.• The tempo of the chase increases.Origin tempo (1600-1700) Italian “time”, from Latin tempus

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tempo
tem‧po /ˈtempəʊ $ -poʊ/ noun (plural tempos) [countable]1. the speed at which music is played or should be played
2. the speed at which something happens:
    the easy tempo of island life

tempoBrE /ˈtempəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtempoʊ/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable] (

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tempos) (

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tempi BrE /ˈtempiː/ 🔊 NAmE /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。🔊🔊

beat, harmony, melody, music, note, rhythm, sing, tempo, tone, vocal

the speed of any movement or activity （运动或活动的）速度，节奏 SYN pace1 ◆the increasing tempo of life in Western society西方社会日益加速的生活节奏