nation, people, race

run, jog, race, trot

名詞 race:

1. any competition
2. people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock
3. a contest of speed
4. the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
   同義詞：slipstream, airstream, backwash, wash
5. (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species
   同義詞：subspecies
6. a canal for a current of water
   同義詞：raceway

動詞 race:

1. step on it
   同義詞：rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
2. compete in a race
   同義詞：run
3. to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others
4. cause to move fast or to rush or race
   同義詞：rush

1. Every morning he spent two hours training for the race.
   他每天早晨花兩個小時練習(xí)賽跑。
2. It was a race against time to stop people dying from starvation.
   為搶救那些即將餓死的人而分秒必爭。
3. The driver waited for the green light, his engine racing.
   那司機(jī)等候綠燈放行，讓發(fā)動機(jī)空轉(zhuǎn)著。
4. She came second in the race.
   她在比賽中得了第二名。
5. Hearing the bell, we raced to the class.
   聽到鈴聲，我們趕快跑去上課。
6. He is against race prejudice.
   他反對種族歧視。

race

n.（名詞）
A local geographic or global human population distinguished as a more or less distinct group by genetically transmitted physical characteristics.
人種：局部的地區(qū)性人口或全球性人口，根據(jù)由基因遺傳的體質(zhì)而區(qū)分為幾種特性明顯或不很明顯的群體
A group of people united or classified together on the basis of common history, nationality, or geographic distribution:
民族：在共同歷史、國籍或地理分布的基礎(chǔ)上聯(lián)合起來的一群人或被歸為一類：
例句：
the German race.
德國人

A genealogical line; a lineage.
家族：家族血統(tǒng)；門第
Human beings considered as a group.
人類：被認(rèn)為是一個群體的人
Biology
【生物學(xué)】
A population of organisms differing from others of the same species in the frequency of hereditary traits; a subspecies.
亞種：在遺傳特征的出現(xiàn)頻率上和同一種類的其它生物不同的生物總體；亞種
A breed or strain, as of domestic animals.
種：種或品系，如家養(yǎng)動物的
A distinguishing or characteristic quality, such as the flavor of a wine.
獨(dú)特的風(fēng)味：一種獨(dú)特的或具有特征的性質(zhì)，如酒的味道

來源：
French
法語
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Old Italian razza [race, lineage]
源自 古意大利語 razza [血統(tǒng)，世系]

race
race 2

n.（名詞）
Sports
【體育運(yùn)動】
A competition of speed, as in running or riding.
賽跑：一種速度的比賽，如賽跑或賽車
races A series of such competitions held at a specified time on a regular course:
races 比賽：在一特定時間內(nèi)和常規(guī)跑道上舉行的一系列這樣的比賽：
例句：
attending the dog races.
參加賽狗大會

An extended competition in which participants struggle like runners to be the winner:
競爭：一種擴(kuò)大意義的比賽，參加者象賽跑者那樣象前沖刺以成為優(yōu)勝者：
例句：
the presidential race.
總統(tǒng)競選

Steady or rapid onward movement:
快速的前行：穩(wěn)定或快速向前的運(yùn)動：
例句：
the race of time.
時間流逝

A strong or swift current of water.
急流：有力或快速的水流
The channel of such a current.
湍急的水道：這樣一股水流的渠道
An artificial channel built to transport water and use its energy; a raceway.
人工水道：建設(shè)以輸送水源或利用其能量的人工溝渠；水道
A groovelike part of a machine in which a moving part slides or rolls.
溝槽：機(jī)器上的槽狀部分，運(yùn)動部件可在其中滑動或滾動
See slipstream
參見 slipstream
v.（動詞）
raced,rac.ing,rac.es
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
Sports To compete in a contest of speed.
【體育運(yùn)動】 比賽賽跑：參加速度競賽
To move rapidly or at top speed:
迅速行進(jìn)：迅速或以高速運(yùn)動：
例句：
raced home in time.
及時沖回家

To run too rapidly because of decreased resistance or a lighter load:
使猛轉(zhuǎn)：由于阻力減小或負(fù)荷變小而運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)過于迅速：
例句：
an engine that was racing.
正在飛速轉(zhuǎn)動的引擎

v.tr.（及物動詞）
Sports
【體育運(yùn)動】
To compete against in a race.
賽跑：在賽跑比賽中與…競爭
To cause to compete in a race; enter in a contest:
參賽：使在比賽中競爭；參加競賽：
例句：
The monarch raced her horses in the derby each year.
女王每年都將馬送去參賽的馬賽

To transport rapidly or at top speed; rush:
全速運(yùn)送，快遞：迅速或以高速運(yùn)送；飛快行動：
例句：
raced the injured motorist to the hospital.
將受傷的摩托車手迅速送往醫(yī)院

To cause (an engine with the gears disengaged, for example) to run swiftly or too swiftly.
空轉(zhuǎn)：使（如帶有空齒輪的發(fā)動機(jī)）快速或過于快速地運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)

來源：
Middle English ras
中古英語 ras
from Old Norse r3s [rush, running] * see ers-
源自 古斯堪的納維亞語 r3s [沖，跑] *參見 ers-