relay race

relay race

n. A race between two or more teams, in which each team member participates in only a set part of the race and is then relieved by another member of the team.

relay race

n (General Sporting Terms) a race between two or more teams of contestants in which each contestant covers a specified portion of the distance

re′lay race`

n. a race between teams of contestants, each contestant being relieved by a teammate after running part of the distance.

Thesaurus

Noun

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relay race - a race between teams; each member runs or swims part of the distancerelayrace - a contest of speed; "the race is to the swift"torch race - (ancient Greece) in which a torch is passed from one runner to the next

Translations

接力赛

relay

(riˈlei) – past tense, past participle reˈlayed – verb to receive and pass on (news, a message, a television programme etc). 轉達(消息)，轉播(電視節目) 转播（消息、电视节目等），中继转播 noun (ˈriːlei) (the sending out of) a radio, television etc signal or programme which has been received (from another place). 轉播 转播relay race a race between teams of runners, swimmers etc, in which the members of the team run, swim etc one after another, each covering one part of the total distance to be run, swum etc. 接力賽 接力赛in relays in groups which perform some job, task etc one after another, one group starting when another group stops. During the flood, firemen and policemen worked in relays to rescue people who were trapped. (小組)輪流 轮班（工作）

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