| 单词 | Derby |
| 释义 | Derby /derr"bee/; Brit. /dahr"bee/, n. , pl. Derbies. 1. a race for three-year-old horses that is run annually at Epsom Downs, near London, England: first run in 1780. 2. any of certain other important annual horse races, usually for three-year-old horses, esp. the Kentucky Derby. 3. (l.c.) a race or contest, usually one open to all who wish to enter and offering a prize for the winner. 4. (l.c.) any endeavor or venture regarded as a competition: to win the gubernatorial derby. 5. (l.c.) Also called bowler. a stiff felt hat with rounded crown and narrow brim, worn chiefly by men. [1830-40; after Edward Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby (d. 1834), who instituted the race] /derr"bee/; for 1, 2 also Brit. /dahr"bee/, n. 1. a city in Derbyshire, in central England. 215,200. 2. Derbyshire. 3. a city in S Connecticut. 12,346. |
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