race

n.种，种族；（速度）比赛；（事件等的）进行；人种

vt.& vi.和…比速度，（使）参加比赛；（使）快速移动

vi.（因为害怕、兴奋等）急速跳动；运转过快；空转；疾行

noun

竞赛 competition

1. 赛跑；速度竞赛
   a competition between people, animals, vehicles, etc. to see which one is the faster or fastest
   1. a race between the two best runners of the club
      俱乐部中两名最佳选手的赛跑
   2. Who won the race ?
      谁赢了赛跑？
   3. He's already in training for the big race against Bailey.
      为了跟贝利一决雌雄，他已经着手训练了。
   4. Their horse came third in the race last year.
      他们的马在去年的比赛中获得了第三名。
   5. a boat/horse/road, etc. race
      划船比赛、赛马、公路赛等
   6. a five-kilometre race
      五公里赛跑
   7. Shall we have a race to the end of the beach?
      咱们比赛跑到海滩那一头，好吗？
2. 竞争；角逐
   a situation in which a number of people, groups, organizations, etc. are competing, especially for political power or to achieve sth first
   1. the race for the presidency
      总统竞选
   2. The race is on (= has begun) to find a cure for the disease.
      人们开始争相寻找这种疾病的疗法。

马 for horses

3. 赛马会
   a series of horse races that happen at one place on a particular day
   1. to go to the races
      去参加赛马会

人 people

4. 人种；种族
   one of the main groups that humans can be divided into according to their physical differences, for example the colour of their skin
   1. the Caucasian/Mongolian, etc. race
      白种人、蒙古人种等
   2. people of mixed race
      混合种族的人
   3. This custom is found in people of all races throughout the world.
      这一习俗在全世界各种族中都有。
   4. legislation against discrimination on the grounds of race or sex
      反对种族和性别歧视的立法
5. 民族
   a group of people who share the same language, history, culture, etc.
   1. the Nordic races
      北欧日耳曼民族
   2. He admired Canadians as a hardy and determined race.
      他敬佩加拿大人，因为他们是勇敢坚定的民族。

动植物 animals/plants

6. 种；属；类；族
   a breed or type of animal or plant
   1. a race of cattle
      一种牛

verb

竞赛 compete

1. （和…）比赛；参加比赛
   to compete against sb/sth to see who can go faster or the fastest, do sth first, etc.; to take part in a race or races
   1. Who will he be racing against in the next round?
      下一轮他和谁比赛？
   2. They raced to a thrilling victory in the relay.
      他们在接力赛中取得了激动人心的胜利。
   3. She'll be racing for the senior team next year.
      明年她将参加高级组别的比赛。
   4. We raced each other back to the car.
      我们争先恐后地跑回汽车那儿。
   5. Television companies are racing to be the first to screen his life story.
      几家电视公司争着将他的生平抢先搬上荧屏。
2. 使比赛；让…参加速度比赛
   to make an animal or a vehicle compete in a race
   1. to race dogs/horses/pigeons
      赛狗 / 马 / 鸽子
   2. to race motorbikes
      赛摩托车

快速运动 move fast

3. （使）快速移动，快速运转
   to move very fast; to move sb/sth very fast
   1. He raced up the stairs.
      他飞快地冲上楼去。
   2. The days seemed to race past.
      日子似乎很快就过去了。
   3. The injured man was raced to the hospital.
      受伤者被迅速送往医院。
   4. She raced her car through the narrow streets of the town.
      她开着车在小镇狭窄的街道上飞快地穿行。

心；头脑；思想 of heart/mind/thoughts

4. （因为害怕、兴奋等）急速跳动，快速转动
   to function very quickly because you are afraid, excited, etc.
   1. My mind raced as I tried to work out what was happening.
      我拼命地转动脑筋，想要搞清楚发生了什么事儿。
   2. She took a deep breath to calm her racing pulse.
      她深深地吸了口气，想使急速跳动的脉搏平静下来。

发动机 of engine

5. 运转过快；空转
   to run too fast
   1. The truck came to rest against a tree, its engine racing.
      卡车靠着一棵树停了下来，引擎空转着。

n. 属，种；种族，人种；家庭，门弟 vt. 使参加比赛；和…竞赛；使急走，使全速行进 vi. 比速度，参加竞赛；全速行进 n. (Race)人名；(英)雷斯；(塞)拉采

名词复数形式:races 现在分词:racing 过去式:raced 过去分词:raced 第三人称单数:races

race 比赛，竞赛，人种，种族

1.来自古英语 raes,跑动，跳，来自 Proto-Germanic*res,置换自 PIE*ers,移动，运动，词源同 errand.引申词义比赛，竞赛。 2.人种，种族，来自中古法语 razza,种族，世系，家族，可能来自拉丁语 radix,根，词源同 root,radish.

1. He righted the yacht and continued the race
   他调正了快艇，继续比赛。
2. I am very critical of the adequacy of Britain's race laws
   我对英国种族法律的适当性颇有微词。
3. Willie Hamilton broke away early in the race.
   威利·汉密尔顿在比赛中早早甩开了其他选手。
4. The centre is open to all, no matter what race or creed.
   该中心向所有人开放，不论种族和宗教信仰如何。
5. He's leading in the presidential race
   他在总统竞选中领先。
6. He crashed midway through the race
   他在比赛中途撞车了。
7. For this race, though, he had already placed a bet on one of the horses.
   但这场比赛他已经在其中一匹马身上下了赌注。
8. The women's race was won by the American, Patti Sue Plumer.
   女子赛跑的冠军被美国人帕蒂·休·普卢默夺得。
9. In the 10 years I raced in Europe, 30 drivers were killed
   在我10年的欧洲赛车生涯中，有30名车手丧生。
10. They may even have raced each other — but not regularly.
    他们甚至可能曾经相互比试过，只不过不是经常性的。
11. The high point of this trip was a day at the races.
    此行的高潮是去看赛马会的那一天。
12. The race for the White House begins in earnest today
    入主白宫的角逐今天正式开始。
13. 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。
14. He raced across town to the State House building
    他快速穿过市区赶往州议会大厦。
15. The hares raced away out of sight.
    野兔飞奔而去，很快就看不见了。
16. Do they realize we are racing towards complete economic collapse?
    他们意识到我们的经济马上要彻底崩溃了吗？
17. American economic growth raced ahead.
    美国的经济飞速增长。
18. He still raced sports cars as often as he could.
    他仍然尽可能经常地参加赛车比赛。
19. I made sure I sounded calm but my mind was racing
    我确保自己听上去很镇定，但脑筋却飞快地转着。
20. Already her mind was racing ahead to the hundred and one things she had to do
    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。
21. Bits and pieces of the past raced through her mind.
    往昔的点点滴滴涌上她的心头。
22. Her heart raced uncontrollably.
    她控制不住地心跳加速。
23. An air force spokesman said the rescue operation was a race against time.
    一名空军发言人说这次营救行动是在和时间赛跑。
24. She won the race in record time.
    她以破纪录的成绩赢得了这场比赛。
25. His results are likely to reopen the debate on race and education.
    他的结果可能会重新引起关于种族和教育的辩论。
26. The race was restarted after a break of around 20 minutes
    在中断了大约20分钟后，比赛又重新开始了。
27. It is his first race this season.
    这是他本赛季的第一场比赛。
28. He has spent a year training crews for next month's round the world race.
    他已花了一年时间为下个月的环球比赛训练队伍。
29. She has watched the race on video.
    她看了比赛的录像。
30. I will match you in a race.
    我要和你赛跑。