race
noun
verb
reɪs noun
1
SPORT
体育运动
a competition in which people or animals compete to run, drive etc fastest and finish first 赛跑; 赛车; 速度比赛 C
in a race
He will be the youngest runner in the race.
他将是比赛中最年轻的选手。
She finished second in the race.
她比赛得了第二名。
[+ between ]
the annual boat race between Oxford and Cambridge Universities
牛津大学和剑桥大学一年一度的划艇比赛
Over 80 cars will take part in the race .
将有八十多辆汽车参加比赛。
She has won her last four races .
最近的四场比赛她都获胜了。
There are only three days to go until the big race (=important race) .
离大赛只有三天时间了。
2
PEOPLE
民族
a. one of the main groups that humans can be divided into according to the colour of their skin and other physical features b. a group of people who are similar in some way 一群相似的人 C,U singular 单数 | informal
The school welcomes children of all races .
本校欢迎各种族的学生前来就读。
a person of mixed race
混血儿
The law forbids discrimination on the grounds of race or religion.
法律禁止以种族或宗教信仰为由实行歧视。
[+ of ]
The 1960s produced a new race of young novelists.
20 世纪 60 年代产生了一批新的年轻小说家。
Are schools breeding (=producing) a race of children incapable of making decisions for themselves?
学校是不是在培养一批不会自己作决定的儿童？
3
GET/DO STH FIRST
抢先得到某物/抢先做某事
a situation in which one group of people tries to obtain or achieve something before another group does 竞赛，竞争 singular 单数
the race to do sth
More and more drug companies are joining the race to beat cancer.
越来越多的医药公司加入攻克癌症的竞赛。
The race is on to develop more environmentally friendly forms of energy.
人们正在竞相开发更多环保能源。
4
DO STH QUICKLY
快速做某事
a situation in which you have to do something very quickly because you have very little time available 抓紧时间，赶时间 singular 单数
a race to do sth
It is now a race to find the killer.
现在正在加紧寻找凶手。
race against time/against the clock
The pilot then began a desperate race against time to land the plane before it ran out of fuel.
于是飞行员开始争分夺秒，力争在燃油用光之前着陆。
5
PRIZE/POWER
奖品/权力
a situation in which people are competing with each other to win a prize or obtain a position of power 〔为得到奖品或获得权力的〕竞争，角逐 singular 单数
[+ for ]
Mr Bird has now officially joined the race for the White House.
伯德先生现已正式参加入主白宫的角逐。
He is no longer in the race for academic awards.
他已经无缘于学术奖的角逐了。
race to do sth
the race to host the next Olympic Games
下一届奥运会主办权的角逐
6
HORSE RACE
赛马
an occasion when horse races are held 赛马的日子
at the races
We spent a day at the races.
我们看了一天赛马。
verb
7
SPORT
体育运动
a. to compete against someone or something in a race b. to use an animal or a vehicle to compete in a race 使〔动物或车辆〕参加比赛 I,T T
[+ against ]
She’ll be racing against some of the world’s top athletes.
她将与一些世界顶尖运动员比赛。
[+ in ]
Stevens will not be racing in the final due to a knee injury.
史蒂文斯由于膝盖受伤不能参加决赛。
race sb up/down sth etc
I’ll race you to the end of the road.
我和你比，看谁先跑到路的尽头。
He will be racing a Ferrari in this year’s Formula One championships.
他将驾驶法拉利参加今年的一级方程式锦标赛。
8
MOVE QUICKLY
快速移动
to move very quickly or take someone or something to a place very quickly 快速移动; 把…急送〔到某处〕 I,T always + adv/prep
He raced into the village on his bike.
他骑着自行车飞快地进了村。
I had to race home for my bag.
我不得不飞奔回家取我的包。
race sb to sth etc
She was raced to hospital.
她被迅速送往医院。
race to do sth
He raced to meet her.
他飞奔过去迎她。
9
DO STH QUICKLY
快速做某事
to try to do something very quickly because you want to be the first to do it, or because there is very little time available 竞相; 赶（时间） I
race to do sth
Investors are racing to buy shares in the new hi-tech companies.
投资者争相购买新的高新技术企业的股票。
race against time/the clock
The astronauts are racing against time to repair the spaceship.
宇航员正在抓紧抢修宇宙飞船。
10
HEART/MIND
心/头脑
if your heart or mind races, it works harder and faster than usual, for example because you are afraid or excited 〔因害怕、兴奋而〕急速跳动; 快速转动 I
My heart was racing and my knees shook uncontrollably.
我的心跳加速，膝盖也不由自主地抖动起来。
My mind was racing, trying to think where I had seen him before.
我拼命地转动脑筋，努力在想我以前在哪儿见过他。
11
ENGINE
发动机
if an engine races, it runs too fast 〔发动机〕猛转 I