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N-COUNT
（速度）比賽；競賽
A race is a competition to see who is the fastest, for example in running, swimming, or driving.
例句
The women's race was won by the American, Patti Sue Plumer.
女子賽跑的冠軍被美國人帕蒂·休·普盧默奪得。
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VERB
參賽;與…比賽
If you race, you take part in a race.
例句
In the 10 years I raced in Europe, 30 drivers were killed...
在我10年的歐洲賽車生涯中，有30名車手喪生。
They may even have raced each other — but not regularly.
他們甚至可能曾經相互比試過，只不過不是經常性的。
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N-PLURAL
賽馬會
The races are a series of horse races that are held in a particular place on a particular day. People go to watch and to bet on which horse will win.
例句
The high point of this trip was a day at the races.
此行的高潮是去看賽馬會的那一天。
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N-COUNT
競爭;角逐
A race is a situation in which people or organizations compete with each other for power or control.
例句
The race for the White House begins in earnest today...
入主白宮的角逐今天正式開始。
The race is on to build up membership fast.
舉辦這次競賽是為了迅速招募成員。
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N-VAR
人種；種族
A race is one of the major groups which human beings can be divided into according to their physical features, such as the colour of their skin.
例句
The College welcomes students of all races, faiths, and nationalities...
學院歡迎所有的學生，無論其種族、宗教信仰和國籍是什么。
Discrimination by employers on the grounds of race and nationality was illegal.
雇主以種族或國籍為由歧視員工是非法的。
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VERB
趕奔；疾走
If you race somewhere, you go there as quickly as possible.
例句
He raced across town to the State House building...
他快速穿過市區趕往州議會大廈。
The hares raced away out of sight.
野兔飛奔而去，很快就看不見了。
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VERB
（向某種狀態或位置）急速發展，快速移動
If something races towards a particular state or position, it moves very fast towards that state or position.
例句
Do they realize we are racing towards complete economic collapse?...
他們意識到我們的經濟馬上要徹底崩潰了嗎？
American economic growth raced ahead.
美國的經濟飛速增長。
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VERB
使（動物或車輛）參賽
If you race a vehicle or animal, you prepare it for races and make it take part in races.
例句
He still raced sports cars as often as he could.
他仍然盡可能經常地參加賽車比賽。
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VERB
（尤指在面臨困難或危險時大腦）飛速運轉
If your mind races, or if thoughts race through your mind, you think very fast about something, especially when you are in a difficult or dangerous situation.
例句
I made sure I sounded calm but my mind was racing...
我確保自己聽上去很鎮定，但腦筋卻飛快地轉著。
Already her mind was racing ahead to the hundred and one things she had to do...
她的腦子已經急速地轉動起來，思考自己必須做的那一大堆事。
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VERB
（心臟因興奮或害怕）快速搏動，劇烈跳動
If your heart races, it beats very quickly because you are excited or afraid.
例句
Her heart raced uncontrollably.
她控制不住地心跳加速。
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PHRASE
與時間賽跑;爭分奪秒
You describe a situation as a race against time when you have to work very fast in order to do something before a particular time, or before another thing happens.
例句
An air force spokesman said the rescue operation was a race against time.
一名空軍發言人說這次營救行動是在和時間賽跑。