English → Chinese
race1
/BrE reɪs 
, AmE reɪs /
A noun
1 [countable] Sport 速度竞赛;
to win/lose a race 跑赢／跑输;
to come first/second etc. in a race 赛跑获得第一／第二名等;
to take part in or enter a race 参加速度竞赛;
a boat/horse/dog/running race 赛艇／赛马／赛狗／赛跑;
a road/car/bicycle/swimming race 公路赛／赛车／自行车赛／游泳比赛;
a five-kilometre/200-metre race 5公里／200米速度竞赛;
a race between sb/sth and sb/sth; …与…之间的速度竞赛;
a race against sb/sth; 与某人的赛跑／与某物的速度竞赛;
to have a race with or against sb/sth; 与某人赛跑／与某物竞速;
to run a race (with sb); （和某人）赛跑;
to run in a race; 参加赛跑;
a race against time or the clock 计时赛; figurative 争分夺秒
2 [countable] figurative (rush) 匆忙;
a race to do sth; 对做某事的抓紧;
it will be a race to get this job finished before the end of the week 在周末之前完成这项工作得抓紧时间
3 [countable] figurative (contest) 竞争;
the presidential/mayoral race 总统／市长竞选;
a race for sth; 为某事物展开的竞争;
to win the race for the White House 竞选美国总统获胜;
a race to do sth; 在做某事方面的竞争;
the race to conquer space/reach the moon 征服太空／登月的竞争;
the race is on to do sth; 做某事的竞争已经开始
4 [countable] (in sea, river) 急流;
a tidal race 急潮流
B races
plural noun
the races (horse races) 赛马会; (dog races) 赛狗会;
to go to the races (horse races) 去看赛马会; (dog races) 去看赛狗会;
a day at the races (horse races) 看赛马会的一天; (dog races) 看赛狗会的一天
C transitive verb
1 (compete with) 同…竞速;
come on, I'll race you! 来呀，我要和你比比谁快！;
to race sb to sth; 与某人竞相奔向某物;
we raced each other back to the car 我们争先恐后跑回汽车上
2 (enter for race) 使…参加速度竞赛 ‹animal, vehicle, vessel›;
to race pigeons 赛鸽子
3 (move fast) 使…疾走 ‹person›; 使…快速行驶 ‹vehicle›; 使…快速移动 ‹product›;
she raced her car through the town 她驾车飞驰穿过小镇;
to race sb/sth to sb/sth; 使某人／某物向某人／某物快速移动;
they raced her to hospital 他们火速将她送往医院
4 (rev up) 使…空转 ‹engine›
D intransitive verb
1 (take part in a race) 参加速度竞赛;
he’ll be racing for the senior team next year 明年他要参加高级组别赛跑;
to race against sb/sth (in the final/semi-final etc.) 同某人／某物（在决赛／半决赛等中）竞速;
to race to sth; 冲向某物;
they raced to a thrilling victory in the relay 他们在接力赛中以令人振奋的成绩获胜;
to race with sb/sth; 同某人／某物竞赛;
to race around the track 环绕跑道竞速
2 (move fast)
to race in; «person» 快速走入; «vehicle, vessel» 快速驶入;
to race out; 冲出;
he raced out into the street 他冲到街上;
to race along; «person» 疾行; «vehicle, vessel» 疾驰;
to race past; «person» 匆匆走过; «vehicle, vessel» 匆匆驶过;
to race up/down sth; «person» 快速走上／走下某物; «vehicle, vessel» 快速驶上／驶下某物;
he raced up the stairs/down the street 他冲上楼梯／沿着马路疾行;
to race for sth; «person» 向…疾行 ‹vehicle, vessel›;
to race for the train 赶火车;
to race after sb/sth; 追赶某人／某物;
to race to sth; 冲向某物
3 (try to be first) 争先;
to race to do sth; 竞先做某事
4 (operate quickly) «mind» 急速转动; «heart, pulse» 急速跳动
5 Motor Vehicles «engine» 空转
6 (hurry) 匆忙;
to race to do sth; 匆忙做某事;
we raced to get the job finished by lunchtime 我们赶着在午饭前完工;
to race through sth; 匆忙完成 ‹exercise, task›;
he raced through the novel in record time 他飞快地翻阅完那本小说;
to race against time 争分夺秒
Phrasal verbs
● race away:
intransitive verb
to race away from sb/sth; 快速超出某人／某物;
the horse raced away from the rest of the field to a comfortable victory 那匹马飞快甩开其他参赛马轻松获胜
● race by
intransitive verb
«time» 飞逝;
the weeks seemed to race by 几个星期仿佛一晃而过