1. 赛跑
2. 竞赛，比赛
3. 人种，种族；民族
4. 门第
5. 赛马会，赛马
6. 种，属，类
7. 急流
8. 水道
9. ...的运行
10. 历程
11. 赛艇
12. 疾走

1. （使）空转，猛转
2. （使）疾走，（使）全速行进
3. 比速度，和…比速度
4. （使）参加竞赛
5. 参加赛马
6. （使）赛跑，和...赛跑
7. 竞走，竞赛疾走
8. 以赛马为业
9. 使拼命跑
10. 努力想跑过...
11. 为赛马输光（财产）
12. 和...竞赛
13. 使急走，使全速行进
14. 快速转动，急速跳动，运转过快

1. any competition;

   "the race for the presidency"
   

2. a contest of speed;

   "the race is to the swift"
   

3. people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock;

   "some biologists doubt that there are important genetic differences between races of human beings"
   

4. (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species
5. the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
6. a canal for a current of water

1. move fast;

   "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"
   "The cars raced down the street"
   

2. compete in a race;

   "he is running the Marathon this year"
   "let's race and see who gets there first"
   

3. to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others;

   "We are racing to find a cure for AIDS"
   

4. cause to move fast or to rush or race;

   "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze"
   

1.（速度）比赛；竞赛
Arace is a competition to see who is the fastest, for example in running, swimming, or driving.

e.g. The women'srace was won by the American, Patti Sue Plumer.
女子赛跑的冠军被美国人帕蒂·休·普卢默夺得。

2.参赛;与…比赛
If yourace, you take part in a race.

e.g. In the 10 years I raced in Europe, 30 drivers were killed...
在我10年的欧洲赛车生涯中，有30名车手丧生。
e.g. They may even haveraced each other — but not regularly.
他们甚至可能曾经相互比试过，只不过不是经常性的。

3.赛马会
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.

e.g. The high point of this trip was a day at the races.
此行的高潮是去看赛马会的那一天。

4.竞争;角逐
Arace is a situation in which people or organizations compete with each other for power or control.

e.g. Therace for the White House begins in earnest today...
入主白宫的角逐今天正式开始。
e.g. Therace is on to build up membership fast.
举办这次竞赛是为了迅速招募成员。

5.人种；种族
Arace 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.

e.g. The College welcomes students of all races, faiths, and nationalities...
学院欢迎所有的学生，无论其种族、宗教信仰和国籍是什么。
e.g. Discrimination by employers on the grounds ofrace and nationality was illegal.
雇主以种族或国籍为由歧视员工是非法的。

6.赶奔；疾走
If yourace somewhere, you go there as quickly as possible.

e.g. He raced across town to the State House building...
他快速穿过市区赶往州议会大厦。
e.g. The hares raced away out of sight.
野兔飞奔而去，很快就看不见了。

7.（向某种状态或位置）急速发展，快速移动
If somethingraces towards a particular state or position, it moves very fast towards that state or position.

race什么意思

e.g. Do they realize we are racing towards complete economic collapse?...
他们意识到我们的经济马上要彻底崩溃了吗？
e.g. American economic growth raced ahead.
美国的经济飞速增长。

8.使（动物或车辆）参赛
If yourace a vehicle or animal, you prepare it for races and make it take part in races.

e.g. He still raced sports cars as often as he could.
他仍然尽可能经常地参加赛车比赛。

9.（尤指在面临困难或危险时大脑）飞速运转
If your mindraces, or if thoughtsrace through your mind, you think very fast about something, especially when you are in a difficult or dangerous situation.

e.g. I made sure I sounded calm but my mind was racing...
我确保自己听上去很镇定，但脑筋却飞快地转着。
e.g. Already her mind was racing ahead to the hundred and one things she had to do...
她的脑子已经急速地转动起来，思考自己必须做的那一大堆事。

10.（心脏因兴奋或害怕）快速搏动，剧烈跳动
If your heartraces, it beats very quickly because you are excited or afraid.

e.g. Her heart raced uncontrollably.
她控制不住地心跳加速。

11. see also: racing

12.与时间赛跑;争分夺秒
You describe a situation as arace against time when you have to work very fast in order to do something before a particular time, or before another thing happens.

race

e.g. An air force spokesman said the rescue operation was arace against time.
一名空军发言人说这次营救行动是在和时间赛跑。

a race against time

和时间赛跑 desperate effort to do or finish sth before a certain time

in the race

有希望的 having hope

out of race

无希望的 hopeless

race with

同…比赛 competing in speed

win the race

在赛跑中取胜 win in run

race against (v.+prep.)

争抢时间; 不得不迅速地行事 have to do sth quickly; be forced to hurry
race against sb/sth

I'll race against you to get home first.

我要和你比赛谁先到家。

He is a famous runner, and has raced against some of the best people in the world.

他是一位著名的赛跑家,曾同世界上一些最强的选手比赛过。

The farmers were racing against the rainy season, trying to gather in the summer crops.

农民们正赶在雨季到来之前抢收夏熟作物。

race sth against sth

He raced his bicycle against a motorcar.

他骑自行车与汽车比赛速度。

race against time/the clock

I don't like racing against time; I would rather do my work carefully and well.

我愿意仔细干工作并把它干好,我不愿匆忙行事。

We are racing against time to build up our country.

我们正在争分夺秒地建设我们的国家。

Doctors raced against the clock to save his life.

医生们争分夺秒地抢救他的生命。

If you got up earlier you wouldn't spend half the morning racing against the clock.

如果你起得早一点,你就不会半个上午忙个不停了。

race through (v.+prep.)

(使)匆忙地阅过 (cause to) hurry to complete sth
race through sth

Don't race through the list like that, read each name carefully.

不要那样匆忙地念名单,要仔细地念出每个名字。

race sth through sth

The government raced the new law through all its stages so as to complete it before the election.

为了使新法律在选举前完成,政府匆忙地使其通过了各个程序。

race to (v.+prep.)

快速地把…送到… deliver sb/sth to sth/sb
race to sth

She raced to the door.

她快跑到门口。

race sb/sth to sth

He raced me to the station in his car.

他用他的轿车全速把我送到车站。

We raced the sick woman to hospital.

我们迅速将那位生病的妇女送往医院。

He raced the manuscript to the printers.

他很快地把手稿送交给印刷工人。

race up (v.+adv.)

迅速上升 rise very quickly; hurry to the top
race up

The cost of living had been racing up in the past year.

去年生活费用一直急剧上涨。

We had just settled into autumn when the temperature raced up to summer conditions again.

刚入秋,气温又急剧回升到夏天的水平。

race with (v.+prep.)

同…比赛 compete in speed; move at full speed against sb
race with sb

He raced with that runner for a prize.

他和那个选手赛跑争夺奖品。

• Eddies and races..can become..violent.

  出自：Lifeboat

• The faded race of fallen leaves.

  出自：Sir W. Scott

• Writers to the papers are..a race on their own.

  出自：Jo Grimond

• Aragorn raced down the..slope.

  出自：Tolkien

• The creek raced beside them..towards the..sea.

  出自：M. Shadbolt

• An ambulance..turned about..and raced off.

  出自：J. M. Coetzee

• ☆ 1300年左右进入英语，直接源自古北欧语的ras，意为跑，冲。