及物动词

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名词

Two - word Verbs-(成语动词)

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

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

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.

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

5. 人种；种族
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.

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

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

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

9. （尤指在面临困难或危险时大脑）飞速运转
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.

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

11. see also: racing

12. 与时间赛跑;争分夺秒
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.

1. a canal for a current of water

Synonym: raceway

2. a contest of speed

e.g. the race is to the swift

3. any competition

e.g. the race for the presidency

4. people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock

e.g. some biologists doubt that there are important genetic differences between races of human beings

5. (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species
usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species

Synonym: subspecies

6. the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

Synonym: slipstreamairstreambackwashwash