1 N-COUNT (速度)比赛;竞赛 A
race is a competition to see who is the fastest, for example in running, swimming, or driving.
(速度)比赛;竞赛 2 VERB 参赛;与…比赛 If you
race, you take part in a race.
参赛;与…比赛 [Also V + against] -
In the 10 years I raced in Europe, 30 drivers were killed. [VERB]
在我10年的欧洲赛车生涯中,有30名车手丧生。
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They may even have raced each other — but not regularly. [VERB noun]
他们甚至可能曾经相互比试过,只不过不是经常性的。
SYN compete against, run against, try to beat, have a race with
3 N-PLURAL 赛马会 The races are a series of horse races that are held in a particular place on a particular day. People go to watch and to bet on which horse will win.
赛马会 4 N-COUNT [usually singular] 竞争;角逐 A
race is a situation in which people or organizations compete with each other for power or control.
竞争;角逐 6 N-VAR 人种;种族 A
race is one of the major groups which human beings can be divided into according to their physical features, such as the colour of their skin.
人种;种族 -
The College welcomes students of all races, faiths, and nationalities.
学院欢迎所有的学生,无论其种族、宗教信仰和国籍是什么。
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Discrimination by employers on the grounds of race and nationality was illegal.
雇主以种族或国籍为由歧视员工是非法的。
8 VERB 赶奔;疾走 If you
race somewhere, you go there as quickly as possible.
赶奔;疾走 9 VERB (向某种状态或位置)急速发展,快速移动 If something
races towards a particular state or position, it moves very fast towards that state or position.
(向某种状态或位置)急速发展,快速移动 10 VERB 使(动物或车辆)参赛 If you
race a vehicle or animal, you prepare it for races and make it take part in races.
使(动物或车辆)参赛 11 VERB (尤指在面临困难或危险时大脑)飞速运转 If your mind
races, or if thoughts
race through your mind, you think very fast about something, especially when you are in a difficult or dangerous situation.
(尤指在面临困难或危险时大脑)飞速运转 -
I made sure I sounded calm but my mind was racing. [VERB]
我确保自己听上去很镇定,但脑筋却飞快地转着。
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Already her mind was racing ahead to the hundred and one things she had to do. [VERB adv./prep.]
她的脑子已经急速地转动起来,思考自己必须做的那一大堆事。
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Bits and pieces of the past raced through her mind. [VERB adv./prep.]
往昔的点点滴滴涌上她的心头。
12 VERB (心脏因兴奋或害怕)快速搏动,剧烈跳动 If your heart
races, it beats very quickly because you are excited or afraid.
(心脏因兴奋或害怕)快速搏动,剧烈跳动 14 PHRASE 与时间赛跑;争分夺秒 You describe a situation as a
race against time when you have to work very fast in order to do something before a particular time, or before another thing happens.
与时间赛跑;争分夺秒 Quotations
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