a race between A and B
用于表示双方之间的直接较量,也可引申指两种力量或方案的比拼。
It was a close race between the two swimmers.
那两名游泳选手之间展开了一场势均力敌的比赛。
比赛；竞赛；速度赛
races — plural of race
人种；种族；类别；种类；（生物的）类；族；竞态条件；竞争条件；疾驰；高速行进
A competition in which people, animals, or vehicles try to be the first to reach a goal; any contest of speed.
人、动物、车辆等之间的比赛,目标是第一个到达某个目标
A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective.
由共同祖先、遗产或特征区分的有感知能力的生物群体,特别是人类
A group of sentient beings, particularly people, distinguished by common ancestry, heritage or characteristics (see Wikipedia's article on historical definitions of race):
根茎或根,尤其是姜的根茎
A rhizome or root, especially of ginger.
任何竞赛
any competition
快速进展；快速运动；高速移动或驾驶的实例
Swift progress; rapid motion; an instance of moving or driving at high speed.
由共同特征区分的生物群体；通常是分类学中物种以下的非正式亚种级别
A group of organisms distinguished by common characteristics; often an informal infraspecific rank in taxonomy, below species
速度竞赛
a contest of speed
竞争条件；当两个或多个组件同时尝试使用同一资源时发生的错误或问题
A race condition; a bug or problem that occurs when two or more components attempt to use the same resource at the same time.
具有共同特征的生物群体；通常是分类学中非正式的种下等级:
A group of organisms distinguished by common characteristics; often an informal infraspecific rank in taxonomy, below species:
人种
people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock
一系列事件；朝目标的渐进运动
A sequence of events; a progressive movement toward a goal.
具有共同特征的类别或种类
A category or kind of thing distinguished by common characteristics.
快速流动的水流
A fast-moving current of water.
水道,尤其是为将水引至或引离某个利用点而建造的,如驱动水车的水道
A water channel, especially one built to lead water to or from a point where it is utilised, such as that which powers a millwheel.
某物或某人移动的路径
A path that something or someone moves along.
机器部件沿着移动的导轨或通道
A guide or channel that a component of a machine moves along:
一种基诺赌博会话
A keno gambling session.
He won the 100-meter race at the school sports day.
他在学校运动会上赢得了100米比赛。
用法提示：此处'race'为名词，意为'速度比赛'。
AI contextual example
The Formula One race in Monaco is famous worldwide.
摩纳哥的一级方程式赛车比赛世界闻名。
用法提示：此处'race'为名词，指'赛车比赛'。
AI contextual example
The candidates are preparing for the upcoming election race.
候选人正在为即将到来的竞选做准备。
用法提示：此处'race'为名词，意为'竞选'。
AI contextual example
用于表示双方之间的直接较量,也可引申指两种力量或方案的比拼。
It was a close race between the two swimmers.
那两名游泳选手之间展开了一场势均力敌的比赛。
后接不定式,表示各方争相做某事的竞争,常用单数并加 the。
The race to find a vaccine began immediately.
寻找疫苗的竞赛立即开始了。
后接名词,表示对某个目标、职位或资源的争夺。
The race for the presidency is heating up.
总统职位之争正日趋激烈。
此处指作为整体的全体人类,用单数并加 the,此义不含比赛的意思。
Pollution threatens the future of the human race.
污染威胁着人类的未来。
breed 指经人工选择培育的家畜或宠物品种；不用于人种（如说 human breed 会冒犯人），也不用于比赛义。
subspecies 是正式分类学术语，常用于野生动物；比 race 更严格、更科学，不用于人类种族。
variety 多用于植物或非正式变种，也可指人工栽培品系；强调多样性，不如 breed 侧重选育，通常不用于人类。
grammar · medium
易错句子We watched a basketball race last night.
正确表达We watched a basketball game last night.
汉语的“比赛”能覆盖所有赛事，但英语 race 只指比速度、看谁先到终点的竞速项目（赛跑、赛车、赛马等）。篮球是双方对抗比分的项目，须用 game 或 match；这里只把 race 换成 game，句意即成立。
grammar · medium
易错句子He won race yesterday.
正确表达He won the race yesterday.
race 作“比赛”讲时是可数名词，单数形式前必须有限定词（a/the/my 等），不能像汉语那样名词前直接跟动词。汉语没有冠词，所以容易漏掉；这里特指昨天那场比赛，用定冠词 the。
grammar · medium
易错句子China has 56 races.
正确表达China has 56 ethnic groups.
race 指按体质特征划分的“人种”（如黄种人、白种人），而汉语的“民族”是语言、文化、历史形成的族群，英语对应 ethnic group（或 nationality）。把“五十六个民族”直译成 56 races 是把民族错说成人种，只替换这个名词即可改正。
与时间的赛跑；争分夺秒
It was a race against time to get the patient to the hospital.
将病人送到医院是一场与时间的赛跑。
人类
Climate change affects the entire human race.
气候变化影响全人类。
军备竞赛
The two countries engaged in an arms race after the treaty collapsed.
条约破裂后，两国进行了军备竞赛。
赛马比赛
We spent the afternoon watching a horse race at the track.
我们一下午都在赛马场观看赛马比赛。
种族关系
The city has worked hard to improve race relations.
这个城市一直在努力改善种族关系。
激烈的竞争；无休止的竞争（指为成功而疲于奔命）
She got tired of the rat race and moved to a small town.
她厌倦了激烈的竞争，搬到了一个小镇。
与时间赛跑；争分夺秒
It was a race against time to get the patient to the hospital.
把病人送到医院是一场与时间赛跑。
军备竞赛
The Cold War led to a nuclear arms race between the superpowers.
冷战导致超级大国之间展开核军备竞赛。
慢而稳，赛必胜。
In Aesop's fable “The Tortoise and the Hare,” the slow tortoise proves that slow and steady wins the race.
在伊索寓言《龟兔赛跑》中，慢吞吞的乌龟证明了：慢而稳，赛必胜。
赛跑漫长，而最终对手只有你自己。
This line from Baz Luhrmann's “Everyone's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)” became a popular saying: the race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself.
这句出自巴兹·鲁赫曼《每个人都很自由（涂防晒霜）》的话成了流行语：赛跑漫长，而最终你只与自己竞争。
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激烈而无意义的竞争；职场内卷
He quit his city job to escape the rat race.
他辞去了城市里的工作，以摆脱激烈而无意义的竞争。