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a competition between people, animals, vehicles, etc. to see which one is the faster or fastest 赛跑；速度竞赛 a boat/horse race 划船/赛马比赛 a five-kilometre road race 五公里公路赛跑 Who won the race? 谁赢了赛跑？ Shall we have a race to the end of the beach? 咱们比赛跑到海滩那一头，好吗？ She ran a good race to finish second. 她跑得很好，获得了第二名。 - race between A and B
a race between the two best runners of the club 俱乐部中两名最佳选手的赛跑 - race against somebody
He's already in training for the big race against Bailey. 为了跟贝利决一雌雄，他已经着手训练了。 - in a race
Their horse came third in the race last year. 他们的马在去年的比赛中获得了第三名。
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: other sportsa2He dropped out of the race with a pulled muscle after two laps. 他在跑完两圈后因肌肉拉伤退出了比赛。 He was paid $10 000 to throw the race. 有人支付 1 万美元让他故意输掉这场比赛。 I was leading the race until the half-way point. 比赛进行到一半之前我一直领先。 I'm not in this race. 我没有参加这次比赛。 Let's have a race! 我们比赛吧！ People are saying that the race was fixed. 传言说比赛被人操纵。 She had to pull out of the race at the last minute. 最后一刻她不得不退出比赛。 She has won the race for the last five years. 过去 5 年里，她一直是此项比赛的冠军。 The horse was withdrawn from today's race meeting with an injured leg. 那匹马因腿部受伤退出了今天的赛马大会。 There is a rumour that the race was fixed. 传言说比赛有人操纵。 a race over two miles 2 英里赛跑 the University Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge 牛津大学与剑桥大学的划船比赛 the race against the Danish team 和丹麦队的比赛 He took part in a 10-mile road race at the weekend. 他周末参加了10英里公路赛跑。 He was injured in a fall at a US race meeting a fortnight ago. 两周前，他在一次美国比赛中摔倒受伤。 He won the 20th stage of the Tour of Spain cycle race yesterday. 他昨天赢得了西班牙自行车赛第20阶段的冠军。 I bet I'd win a race between the two of us! 我打赌咱俩赛跑我一定赢！ It's a desperately close race, but I think Martinez is just ahead. 这是一场势均力敌的比赛，但我觉得眼下马丁内斯领先。 The Kenyan took the women's race comfortably. 肯尼亚人轻松地参加了女子比赛。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- close
- tight
- …
- have
- hold
- organize
- …
- be held
- be run
- take place
- …
- meet
- meeting
- winner
- …
- in a/the race
- out of a/the race
- race against
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a situation in which a number of people, groups, organizations, etc. are competing, especially for political power or to achieve something first 竞争；角逐 - race for something
Who will win the race for the White House? 谁将最终入主白宫？ - race to do something
The race is on (= has begun) to find a cure for the disease. 人们开始争相寻找这种疾病的疗法。 - race between A and B
The 1960 election was a close race between Nixon and Kennedy. 1960年的选举是尼克松和肯尼迪之间的激烈竞争。 - race against somebody
She is in a tight race against her Republican opponent. 她和她的共和党对手竞争激烈。 - in a race
He has taken a lead in the presidential race. 他在总统竞选中领先。 This week she dropped out of the leadership race. 本周，她退出了领导力竞赛。
Extra ExamplesTopics Successb2The rival TV companies are in a race to bring out the first film drama of his life. 互相竞争的电视公司争相推出关于他生平的第一部故事片。 a race between the developing countries 发展中国家之间的竞争 the race for nuclear supremacy 对核霸权的争夺 Two right-wing candidates lead the presidential race. 两名右翼候选人在总统竞选中领先。 We need to halt the nuclear arms race between these countries. 我们需要停止这些国家之间的核军备竞赛。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- close
- tight
- two-horse
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- be in
- be involved in
- join
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- in a/the race
- race between
- race for
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- race for something
- the races[plural]
a series of horse races that happen at one place on a particular day 赛马会 to go to the races 去参加赛马会 We had a great day at the races. 我们那天参加赛马会，玩得很开心。
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one of the main groups that humans can be divided into according to their physical differences, for example the colour of their skin; the fact of belonging to one of these groups 人种；种族 This custom is found in people of all races throughout the world. 这一习俗在全世界各种族中都有。 people of mixed race 混合种族的人 legislation against discrimination on the grounds of race or gender 禁止基于种族或性别的歧视的立法 Race is a major issue in this election. 种族是这次选举中的一个主要问题。 Her poetry explores questions of race and identity. 她的诗歌探讨了种族和身份的问题。
Collocations Race and immigrationRace and immigration 种族与移民 Prejudice and racism 偏见与种族歧视 - experience/encounter racism/discrimination/prejudice/anti-semitism
经历／遭遇种族歧视／歧视／偏见／反犹太主义 - face/suffer persecution/discrimination
面临／遭受迫害／歧视 - fear/escape from/flee racial/political/religious persecution
惧怕／逃离种族／政治／宗教迫害 - constitute/be a form of racial/race discrimination
构成／是一种种族歧视 - reflect/reveal/show/have a racial/cultural bias
反映出／揭示出／表现出／具有种族／文化偏见 - be biased/be prejudiced against (especially British English) black people/(both especially North American English) people of color/African Americans/Asians/Africans/Indians, etc.
对黑人／有色人种／非裔美国人／亚洲人／非洲人／印度人等有偏见 - discriminate against minority groups/minorities
歧视少数群体／少数民族 - perpetuate/conform to/fit/defy a common/popular/traditional/negative stereotype
固守／遵从／符合／藐视普遍的／流行的／传统的／负面的模式化观念 - overcome/be blinded by deep-seated/racial/(especially North American English) race prejudice
克服根深蒂固的／种族的偏见；被根深蒂固的／种族的偏见所蒙蔽 - entrench/perpetuate racist attitudes
固守种族主义的态度 - hurl/shout (especially British English) racist abuse; (especially North American English) a racist/racial/ethnic slur
高声地进行种族污辱 - challenge/confront racism/discrimination/prejudice
拒绝接受／对抗种族主义／歧视／偏见 - combat/fight (against)/tackle blatant/overt/covert/subtle/institutional/systemic racism
打压／反对／处理公然的／公开的／隐蔽的／微妙的／制度性的种族歧视
Race and society 种族和社会 - damage/improve (especially British English) race relations
破坏／改善种族关系 - practise (racial/religious) tolerance/segregation
- bridge/break down/transcend cultural/racial barriers
消除／打破／超越文化／种族隔阂 - encourage/promote social integration
鼓励／促进社会融合 - outlaw/end discrimination/slavery/segregation
取缔／终止歧视／奴隶制／种族隔离 - promote/embrace/celebrate cultural diversity
促进／欣然接纳／颂扬文化多样性 - conform to/challenge/violate (accepted/established/prevailing/dominant) social/cultural norms
遵循／挑战／违背（公认的／确立的／盛行的／占支配地位的）社会／文化规范 - live in a multicultural society
生活在多元文化社会 - attack/criticize multiculturalism
攻击／批评多元文化主义 - fight for/struggle for/promote racial equality
为种族平等而斗争；促进种族平等 - perpetuate/reinforce economic and social inequality
延续／加剧经济和社会的不平等 - introduce/be for/be against (British English) positive discrimination/(especially North American English) affirmative action
推行／支持／反对积极性区别对待政策 - support/be active in/play a leading role in the civil rights movement
支持／积极参与／领导民权运动
Immigration 移居 - control/restrict/limit/encourage immigration
控制／限制／鼓励外来移民 - attract/draw a wave of immigrants
吸引一批外来移民 - assist/welcome refugees
援助／欣然接受难民 - house/shelter refugees and asylum seekers
安置／庇护难民和寻求政治避难者 - smuggle illegal immigrants into the UK
偷运非法移民到英国 - deport/repatriate illegal immigrants/failed asylum seekers
驱逐／遣返非法移民／寻求政治避难失败者 - assimilate/integrate new immigrants
同化／融合新移民 - employ/hire migrant workers
雇用流动工人 - exploit/rely on (cheap/illegal) immigrant labour
- apply for/gain/obtain/be granted/be denied (full) citizenship
申请／获得／准予／未准予（完全的）公民身份 - have/hold dual citizenship
持有双重国籍
Extra ExamplesTopics People in societyb1We can all work together, regardless of race. 不论什么种族，我们都能一起工作。 children from all races and religions 属于不同种族、信仰不同宗教的孩子 greater understanding between nations and races 国家和种族间更深入的理解 people of different races and cultures 不同种族和文化的人
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- human
- alien
- mixed
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- relations
- equality
- discrimination
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- among races
- between races
- from a race
- …
- on the basis of race
- on (the) grounds of race
- [countable]
a group of people who share the same language, history, culture, etc. 民族 the Nordic races 北欧日耳曼民族 He admired Canadians as a hardy and determined race. 他敬佩加拿大人，因为他们是吃苦耐劳、意志坚定的民族。
Extra ExamplesEvidence suggests they were a race of nomadic hunters. 证据显示他们属于游猎民族。 Historically, we tend to view the Vikings as a warlike race. 从历史上看，我们倾向于将维京人视为好战的种族。 The Amazons were a race of female warriors. 亚马孙族是一个女战士的种族。 The disease is more common among European races. 这种疾病较多见于欧洲各种族。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- human
- alien
- mixed
- …
- relations
- equality
- discrimination
- …
- among races
- between races
- from a race
- …
- on the basis of race
- on (the) grounds of race
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a breed or type of animal or plant 种；属；类；族 a race of cattle 一种牛
competition竞赛
for horses马
people人
animals/plants动植物
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 3 late Old English, from Old Norse rás ‘current’. It was originally a northern English word with the sense ‘rapid forward movement’, which gave rise to the senses ‘contest of speed’ (early 16th cent.) and ‘channel, path’. The verb dates from the late 15th cent. noun senses 4 to 6 early 16th cent. (denoting a group with common features): via French from Italian razza, of unknown ultimate origin.
Idioms
have a dog in the fight
(North American English also have a dog in the race/hunt)
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to be involved in a situation so that you will gain or lose according to the result 种族： 参与某种情况，以便根据结果获得或失去I really don't have a dog in this fight, so I can just enjoy the game. 这场比赛我真的没有狗，所以我可以享受比赛。 The employees have a dog in the hunt, so their views should be listened to. 员工们有一只狗在打猎，所以他们的意见应该被听取。
a one, two, three, etc. horse race
a competition or an election in which there are only one, two, etc. teams or candidates with a chance of winning 只有一个（或两个、三个）队（或候选人）有获胜机会的比赛（或竞选） The women’s competition was a two horse race between last year’s winners Surrey and the previous champions Essex. 女子比赛是去年的获胜者萨里和前冠军埃塞克斯之间的两匹马的比赛。
a race against time/the clock
a situation in which you have to do something or finish something very fast before it is too late 和时间赛跑；抢时间；争分夺秒 Getting food to the starving refugees is now a race against time. 给饥饿的难民送食物现在是与时间赛跑。
race to the bottom (经济学
a situation in which companies and countries compete with each other to produce goods as cheaply as possible by paying low wages and giving workers poor conditions and few rights 逐底竞争（企业或国家通过降低工资、劳动条件和工人权利以尽可能降低生产成本的竞争） They are caught in the cheap food syndrome, the race to the bottom, the chase for the lowest cost of production globally. 他们陷入了廉价食品综合症，竞相杀入谷底，追逐全球最低的生产成本。