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the relay
The relay starts at noon.
接力赛中午开始。
传递；接力
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传递；接力
the act of passing something along from one person or group to another
The relay starts at noon.
接力赛中午开始。
将某物从一人或一群体传递给另一人的行为
the act of passing something along from one person or group to another
接替另一组工人的一组工人
a crew of workers who relieve another crew
替换疲惫役畜的新畜队
a fresh team to relieve weary draft animals
The urgent message was sent by relay through three villages.
这条紧急消息通过三个村庄接力传送。
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The relay of the baton must happen inside the changeover zone.
接力棒的交接必须在接力区内完成。
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They organized relays of runners so the parcel could reach the port by nightfall.
他们组织了多批接力的跑步者，以便包裹在夜幕前送到港口。
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the relay was successful
接力很成功。
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The relay starts at noon.
接力赛中午开始。
relay可作定语修饰名词
She is on the relay team.
她在接力队里。
He passed the baton in the relay.
他在接力赛中传递了接力棒。
Not this
I am doing relay.
Use this
I am doing a relay.
汉语学习者常忽略可数名词前的冠词'a'。'Relay'作为名词表示接力赛时是可数的，因此单数形式需要冠词。
Not this
He is in the relay team.
Use this
He is on the relay team.
汉语学习者因母语'在...里'的迁移，常用'in'表示团队归属，但英语中表示队、委员会等用'on'。正确表达是'on the relay team'。
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接力赛
She won a gold medal in the 4x100 relay race.
她在4×100米接力赛中赢得了金牌。
接力队
The relay team practiced the baton exchange every morning.
这支接力队每天早上练习交接棒。
中继站
The TV signal was sent to a relay station on the hill.
电视信号被发送到山上的中继站。
接力跑选手
Each relay runner must stay in their own lane during the race.
在比赛中，每位接力跑选手都必须待在自己的跑道内。
接力棒
The relay baton must be passed within the marked zone.
接力棒必须在标记的区域内交接。
分批轮流地；以轮换方式
Volunteers worked in relays to keep the rescue operation going.
志愿者们分批轮流工作，以维持救援行动持续进行。
分批轮流地；轮班地
The volunteers worked in relays to keep the shelter open all night.
志愿者们分批轮流工作，让庇护所整夜开放。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 day, play)
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把它想成 re（再）+ lay（放）：接力时把棒再放下、交给下一棒，就是 relay 的“传递”。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、official reports、historical accounts relay 作名词时，多用于正式或书面语境，表示“传递、接力”或“接替人员/班组”。日常口语中较少单独使用，更常见的是 pass on、handover 等说法。
与 relay /ˌɹiːˈleɪ/ 押韵（重读元音均为 /eɪ/）的词有：delay, display, obey, today, away, play。注意拼写相似的 rely /rɪˈlaɪ/、reply /rɪˈplaɪ/、relax /rɪˈlæks/ 发音不同，不要混淆。
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