SPORT 体育运动, [C] a competition in which people or animals compete to run, drive etc fastest and finish first

赛跑; 赛车; 速度比赛:

He will be the youngest runner in the race.

他将是比赛中最年轻的选手。

She finished second in the race.

她比赛得了第二名。

the annual boat race between Oxford and Cambridge Universities

牛津大学和剑桥大学一年一度的划艇比赛

Over 80 cars will take part in the race .

将有八十多辆汽车参加比赛。

She has won her last four races .

最近的四场比赛她都获胜了。

There are only three days to go until the big race (=important race) .

离大赛只有三天时间了。

PEOPLE 民族

GET / DO STH FIRST 抢先得到某物/抢先做某事, [sing.] a situation in which one group of people tries to obtain or achieve something before another group does

竞赛，竞争:

More and more drug companies are joining the race to beat cancer.

越来越多的医药公司加入攻克癌症的竞赛。

The race is on to develop more environmentally friendly forms of energy.

人们正在竞相开发更多环保能源。

DO STH QUICKLY 快速做某事, [sing.] a situation in which you have to do something very quickly because you have very little time available

抓紧时间，赶时间:

It is now a race to find the killer.

现在正在加紧寻找凶手。

The pilot then began a desperate race against time to land the plane before it ran out of fuel.

于是飞行员开始争分夺秒，力争在燃油用光之前着陆。

PRIZE / POWER 奖品/权力, [sing.] a situation in which people are competing with each other to win a prize or obtain a position of power

〔为得到奖品或获得权力的〕竞争，角逐:

Mr Bird has now officially joined the race for the White House.

伯德先生现已正式参加入主白宫的角逐。

He is no longer in the race for academic awards.

他已经无缘于学术奖的角逐了。

the race to host the next Olympic Games

下一届奥运会主办权的角逐

HORSE RACE 赛马, the races an occasion when horse races are held

赛马的日子:

We spent a day at the races.

我们看了一天赛马。

SPORT 体育运动

MOVE QUICKLY 快速移动, [I,T always + adv / prep] to move very quickly or take someone or something to a place very quickly

快速移动; 把…急送〔到某处〕:

He raced into the village on his bike.

他骑着自行车飞快地进了村。

I had to race home for my bag.

我不得不飞奔回家取我的包。

She was raced to hospital.

她被迅速送往医院。

He raced to meet her.

他飞奔过去迎她。

DO STH QUICKLY 快速做某事, [I] to try to do something very quickly because you want to be the first to do it, or because there is very little time available

竞相; 赶（时间）:

Investors are racing to buy shares in the new hi-tech companies.

投资者争相购买新的高新技术企业的股票。

The astronauts are racing against time to repair the spaceship.

宇航员正在抓紧抢修宇宙飞船。

HEART / MIND 心/头脑, [I] if your heart or mind races, it works harder and faster than usual, for example because you are afraid or excited

〔因害怕、兴奋而〕急速跳动; 快速转动:

My heart was racing and my knees shook uncontrollably.

我的心跳加速，膝盖也不由自主地抖动起来。

My mind was racing, trying to think where I had seen him before.

我拼命地转动脑筋，努力在想我以前在哪儿见过他。

ENGINE 发动机, [I] if an engine races, it runs too fast

〔发动机〕猛转