| 单词 | drag racing |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdrag racing f. (See quot. 19541.) Also attributive, as drag race, drag racer, drag racing, drag strip. Originally U.S. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing with vehicles > motor racing > [noun] > type of racing or race autotest1901 Grand Prix1905 GP1908 grande épreuve1946 drag race1954 autocross1956 mud run1959 1954 Amer. Speech 29 95 Drag, a race between two cars to determine which can accelerate faster. The race is over a given distance, with few exceptions a quarter of a mile. 1954 Amer. Speech 29 95 There are different types of drag racing: (1) drags from a dead stop; (2) drags from a rolling start. 1954 Amer. Speech 29 95 Drag strip, a straight course used in drag racing, usually an abandoned air strip. 1962 Amer. Speech 37 273 An establishment where youthful drivers congregate to plan illegal activities such as highway drag-races. 1964 Guardian 9 Jan. 3/2 An international drag festival is to be held in Britain... Drag racing was first seen in Britain in September when two American cars gave exhibition bouts. 1967 Airfix Mag. June 356/2 Any one of four separate versions can be built from the kit namely a stock, custom, saloon racing, or drag racing car. 1971 Sunday Express (Johannesburg) 28 Mar. 7/1 Gerry..has donated a grandstand for Margo's Rainbow dragstrip. 1971 Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin) 15 June 29 The start of a drag race. 1971 Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin) 15 June 29 There have been reports of drag racing by youths on country roads. 1971 Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin) 15 June 29 The drag racers are gone. < as lemmas |
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