| 单词 | race night |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrace night race night n. (a) a night on which a race is held; (b) spec. a fund-raising event in which bets are placed on the outcome of recorded horse races. ΚΠ 1772 S. Briscoe Fine Lady II. 33 The second race-night Mr. Montague danced with me. 1845 Ainsworth's Mag. 7 83 As it is a race-night, the house will be full. 1901 M. Franklin My Brilliant Career xxi. 183 Joe Archer told me you ran into a clothes-line on race-night. 1987 Times (Nexis) 22 Dec. Race nights and discos organized by stable staff..raised £600, £1,000 and £412. 1995 D. Hobbs Bad Business (2003) vi. 77 Successive landlords have tried everything. Stag nights and hen nights, karaoke, race nights, satellite TV. 1995 Jrnl. Asian Stud. 54 26 The British dog track owners were able to maintain their profits simply by increasing the number of events they ran on a particular race night. < as lemmas |
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