race sb (to sth)
及物用法，宾语是比赛对手，常与 to 连用点明终点或目标。
I'll race you to the end of the street.
我要和你比赛，看谁先跑到街尾。
参加赛跑；与…赛跑
racing — present participle of race
高速移动；赶紧；将…归为某种族；空转；参加竞赛；将...归为某种族
To take part in a race or compete against someone in a race.
参加竞赛
To take part in a race (in the sense of a contest).
将...归为某种族
To assign a race to; to perceive as having a (usually specified) race.
与...竞赛
To compete against in a race (contest).
高速移动；赶紧
To move or drive at high speed; to hurry or speed.
(发动机)空转
To run rapidly when not engaged to a transmission.
一般现在时
He races every weekend.
他每个周末都比赛。
一般过去时
She raced to the finish line.
她冲向终点线。
现在进行时
They are racing against time.
他们正在与时间赛跑。
race作为动词是规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed，现在分词加-ing。
She will race in the 100-meter dash tomorrow.
她明天将参加100米短跑比赛。
用法提示：动词表示参加比赛
They raced to catch the last train.
他们飞奔去赶最后一班火车。
用法提示：动词表示快速移动
He raced his sports car along the empty road.
他沿着空旷的道路飞驰他的跑车。
用法提示：动词表示使快速移动
及物用法，宾语是比赛对手，常与 to 连用点明终点或目标。
I'll race you to the end of the street.
我要和你比赛，看谁先跑到街尾。
表示“急忙做某事”，后接 to do，强调速度或紧迫感。
They raced to finish the project before the deadline.
他们赶在截止日期前完成了项目。
不及物用法，后接表示方向或路径的副词或介词短语，描述快速移动。
She raced across the road without looking.
她没看路就飞快地冲过马路。
指发动机未挂挡时高速空转，常用进行时。
The engine was racing while he waited at the lights.
他在红绿灯前等待时，发动机高速空转。
grammar · medium
易错句子He raced to home after school.
正确表达He raced home after school.
home 是地点副词，跟在 race、go、come、drive 等移动动词后时，前面不加介词 to。汉语“回家”是动词加宾语的结构，容易让学习者误加 to。
grammar · medium
易错句子We raced for catching the last bus.
正确表达We raced to catch the last bus.
表示目的时，英语用 to do，不用 for doing。race 在这里意为“赶紧、快速移动”，后面接 to catch 说明跑的目的。汉语“为了赶末班车”中的“为了”容易让学习者误用 for。
grammar · medium
易错句子He enjoys race on weekends.
正确表达He enjoys racing on weekends.
enjoy 等动词后要接动名词（-ing 形式），不能用动词原形 race。这里 racing 指“参加赛跑”这一活动，作 enjoy 的宾语。
与时间赛跑
The doctors raced against time to save the patient.
医生们争分夺秒地抢救病人。
冲向终点
The horses raced to the finish line.
马匹冲向终点线。
与某人赛跑
I'll race you to the corner.
我跟你赛跑到那个拐角。
匆忙完成；快速通过
She raced through her homework.
她匆匆忙忙完成了作业。
沿着疾驰
Cars raced along the highway.
汽车沿着高速公路疾驰。
race常与竞争相关联，因为比赛强调争夺胜利。
race涉及速度，通常比谁更快。
race的终点是比赛结束的目标点。
race从起点开始，是比赛的起始位置。
race常在跑道上进行，是比赛的场地。
争分夺秒
The doctors raced against time to save the patient's life.
医生们争分夺秒地抢救病人的生命。
竞相降低标准
Companies are racing to the bottom to cut costs, often at the expense of quality.
公司竞相降低标准以削减成本，往往以牺牲质量为代价。
抢先一步
Our competitor raced us to the punch and released a similar product first.
我们的竞争对手抢先一步，先发布了类似的产品。
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