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单词 relay
释义
relay
Word forms: relays, relaying , relayed pronunciation note:   The noun is pronounced (rleɪ ). The verb is pronounced (rɪl ).
1. countable noun
A relay or a relay race is a race between two or more teams, for example teams of runners or swimmers. Each member of the team runs or swims one section of the race.
Britain's prospects of beating the United States in the relay looked poor.
2. verb
To relay television or radio signals means to send them or broadcast them.
The satellite will be used mainly to relay television programmes. [VERB noun]
This system monitors radiation levels and relays the information to a central computer. [V n + to/from]
The event will be relayed to a giant TV screen a mile away. [V n to/from n]
Synonyms: broadcast, carry, spread, communicate  
Relay is also a noun.
More than a thousand people outside listened to a relay of the proceedings.
3. countable noun
A relay is a piece of equipment that receives television or radio signals from one place and sends them to another place.
...a security system with satellite relays.
...a television relay station.
4. verb
If you relay something that has been said to you, you repeat it to another person. [formal]
She relayed the message, then frowned. [VERB noun]
The decision will be relayed to Iraq's ambassador at the U.N.. [be V-ed to/from n]
Synonyms: repeat, transfer, communicate, hand on  
Collocations:
relay a communication
These neurons act as a key communication relay and form a pathway between the brainstem arousal systems and frontal lobe regions.
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While these will eventually wear out, additional orbiters with communication relay capability are likely to be launched before any colonization expeditions are mounted.
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She also provided station ship, mail exchange and communication relay services.
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A mobile field maintenance station provides support to other stations and also can act as a communication relay node if the deployment scenario requires.
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In addition, there are over 71,000 pieces of equipment, ranging from radar systems to communication relay stations.
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relay a signal
The devices relay a signal to unlock the vehicle.
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The side sites relay the signals received to the central site over a point-to-point microwave link.
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The stations, anxious for more viewers, assisted by relaying their signals by wire or microwave signals to these towns.
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The neurotransmitters are then recognized by receptors on the surface of the recipient (postsynaptic) cell, which upon this stimulation, in turn, relays the signal.
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The project involved arrays of balloons carrying disc microphones and radio transmitters to relay the signals to the ground.
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relay a story
They then had to relay the story, word-for-word, to a group of listeners nearby to get their next clue.
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This music can relay a story or bring people together in a common cause.
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I have relayed this story to lots of people over the past six or so years since, and the response has always been the same.
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He relayed the story with great tolerance.
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It was, sadly, a myth, but we relayed the story to agog tourists anyway.
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relay an instruction
In the foreground producers constantly relay instructions to reporters in the field.
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Once their location was measured and transferred to the sector plotting table, the controller would begin to relay instructions to the squadron leader.
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Historically the bugle was used in the cavalry to relay instructions from officers to soldiers during battle.
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The device allowed the coach to direct his quarterback on the fly, giving him an advantage over franchises who had to use messenger players to relay instructions.
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The trumpet players were often among the most heavily guarded members of a troop, as they were relied upon to relay instructions to other sections of the army.
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relay final
She failed to qualify from her heat in the 100m breaststroke and swam the second leg of the 4x100m medley relay final.
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Makes the 400 metres semi-finals and relay final.
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Another world record went in the sprint relay final.
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He said he wanted to celebrate by going to sleep, but he will be back in action tomorrow in the 4x100 metres relay final.
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However, he was dropped for the relay final amid rumours that a coach had a grudge against him.
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relay team
We each excelled at a different stroke, making us a perfect medley relay team.
Christianity Today (2000)
Britain's relay team joined the fun.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
sprint relay
However, anything can happen in the sprint relay and should they qualify for the final they could sneak a medal.
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Another world record went in the sprint relay final.
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Hence, his anger at the sprint relay teams' failure.
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A sprint relay coach should select on the basis of speed.
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The world heptathlon champion could become the ultimate multitasker by taking on the 100 metres hurdles and the sprint relay in addition to her day job.
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torch relay
Then a torch relay will lead to the opening ceremony in London on Wednesday.
The Sun (2012)
The torch relay was indeed conceived as a tool of mass seduction.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Think of the Olympic torch relay.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Translations:
Chinese: 接力赛, 转播, 转告
Japanese: 交替班, 中継する, 取り次ぐ
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