race
翻译
比赛, 竞赛, 种族
例句
He won the 100-metre race.
他赢得了百米赛跑。
People of all races attended the event.
各种族的人都参加了这次活动。
It was a race against time.
这是一场与时间的赛跑。
语法模式
((a)) race ((between/against sb./sth.)) (与…的)比赛 The race for the championship was exciting.
((a)) race 种族 People of all races should be treated equally.
近义词
同义词: competition, contest (比赛); ethnicity (种族)
词源
来自古诺尔斯语“rás”,意为“奔跑,冲刺”。
记忆技巧
记住两个主要含义:速度竞赛(赛跑)和人类群体(人类)。