Word · Frequency #4857
derby
年度赛马比赛
Any of several annual horse races, such as the Kentucky Derby.
- 1.
Any of several annual horse races.
年度赛马比赛之一。
- 2.
A type of cheese made in Derby, England.
一种产于英格兰德比的奶酪。
- 3.
Any organized race.
任何有组织的比赛。
- 4.
A sports match between rival teams.
对手球队之间的体育比赛。
- 5.
A local derby.
同城德比。
德比；同城比赛；竞赛，大赛；德比奶酪；年度赛马比赛之一。；一种产于英格兰德比的奶酪。
In use
This weekend's derby between the two city rivals sold out in minutes.
Our team has not lost a home derby in over ten years.
Local derbies often draw bigger crowds than regular league matches.
a derby
Derby 指一种圆顶硬毡帽，也叫 bowler hat。
He tipped his derby to the lady.
他轻触他的软毡帽向女士致意。
wear a derby
The gentleman wore a gray derby.
那位先生戴了一顶灰色软毡帽。
Common mistakes
There were three derby last weekend.There were three derbies last weekend.
Connections
Collocations
- derby hat
- 圆顶礼帽
- He wore a stylish derby hat to the event.他戴了一顶时尚的圆顶礼帽参加活动。
- Kentucky Derby
- 肯塔基德比
- The Kentucky Derby is known as the 'Run for the Roses'.肯塔基德比被称为‘玫瑰之战’。
- Derby Day
- 德比赛马日
- We dress up in our finest outfits on Derby Day.在德比赛马日，我们穿上最好的服装。
- win the derby
- 赢得德比赛马
- The underdog horse managed to win the derby.那匹冷门马设法赢得了德比赛马。
Idioms & figurative uses
- local derby
- 本地德比（当地球队之间的比赛）The local derby between the two rivals is always intense.这两支对手之间的本地德比总是很激烈。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
derby像‘大伯’的发音，想象一位大伯戴着圆顶硬礼帽在观看德比赛马。
Context & Register
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Grammar Note
表示同城或同地区球队之间的比赛时常说 local derby。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -by that share the same pronunciation (/ɑːbi/) as 'derby' include 'hobby' and 'lobby'. Other common -by words such as 'baby', 'maybe', 'ruby', and 'by' have different vowel sounds and are spelling lookalikes.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.