英语词汇“race”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

race

释义

a contest of speed, e.g. in running or riding

(in pl) a meeting in which several races, esp for horses, are run

a contest or rivalry for an ultimate prize or position

a track or channel in which something rolls or slides; specif a groove for the balls in a ball bearing

a strong or rapid current of water in the sea, a river, etc

a watercourse used industrially, e.g. to turn the wheel of a mill, or the current flowing in it

archaic

a set course, e.g. of the sun or moon, or duration of time

the course of life

a narrow enclosure through which animals pass individually, e.g. to be dipped or branded

[Middle English ras rapid forward movement, also ‘the regular course of the sun or moon’, from Old Norse rās]

to compete in a race

to have a race with (somebody)

to enter (e.g. a horse or vehicle) in a race

to compete in a race

to go or move at top speed or out of control

His pulse was racing

said of a motor, engine, etc: to run at a very high speed

verb trans

to have a race with (somebody)

She raced her brother to the garden gate

to enter (e.g. a horse or vehicle) in a race

He always races his horses at Chepstow

to drive (a car, etc) at high speed

to transport or propel (something) at maximum speed

to cause (e.g. an engine) to run at a very high speed

a division of humankind having physical characteristics that are transmissible by descent, e.g. skin colour

the division of humankind into races; racial origin

an ethnic group

a group of people having a common ancestor

an interbreeding group within a species of plants or animals; a subspecies

[early French race generation, from Old Italian razza]

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