race1 nounrace2 verb
racerace1 /reɪs/ ●●● S2 W2 noun 
WORD ORIGINrace1
Origin:
1, 3-6 1200-1300 Old Norse ras ‘going quickly, running’2 1500-1600 French, Old Italian razzaEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a person of mixed race
- He's won three races in a row, using the same car and the same engine.
- He lost to Pfeiffer in last year's mayoral race.
- He lost to Pfeiffer in the race for district attorney.
- Her husband spent all their money gambling on horse races.
- Hill won the race, and Schumacher finished second.
- human beings of all races
- In the race for the White House, candidates will promise almost anything.
- It's a 10 kilometer race from downtown to the river.
- Krystal has already qualified for the hundred-metre race in the Olympics next year.
- Lewis won his final race.
- Mary was discriminated against because of her age and race.
- people of all races and religions
- People should be treated equally, regardless of their race, age, or sex.
- Studies are under way to find out why men of some races are more prone to some forms of cancer than others.
- the annual university boat race between Oxford and Cambridge
- the arms race
- the Breeder's Cup races at Churchill Downs.
- The group is working to improve race relations in our cities.
- the Nordic races
- A test ban that could not inspire confidence would undermine stability and might even provoke a new arms race.
- And they now look set to promote more harmonious race relations in the community after passing with flying colours.
- From then on she discovered many things about the human race, but could find no explanations for them.
- Glengormley's Jeremy McWilliam's gave the home fans a further treat with victories in both Superbike races.
- Some of the new proteins result from an arms race between animals and plants.
- Still others require respondents to choose just one race category.
- This is presumably what happens in the cases of light, match and race discussed above.
THESAURUS
one of the main groups of people in the world, who have the same colour of skin and other physical features: · Everybody should be treated equally regardless of their race or sex.· race relations (=the relationship between people of different races)
a country and its people, or a group of people with the same history and language: · Japan has become one of the richest nations in the world.· Our dream is for a united Arab nation.
the people who belong to a particular country, race, or area. The plural of this meaning of people is peoples: · the American people· the native peoples of the islands
a group of people in a country who are the same race, with the same traditional way of life and the same leader: · a tribe in Papua New Guinea· Bedouin tribes
a group of people of the same race, nation, or tribe: · Within Namibia there are more than a dozen different ethnic groups.· the needs of minority ethnic groups
Longman Language Activatorpeople of a particular race or nationality one of the main groups of people in the world, who have the same colour of skin and physical appearance as each other: · People should be treated equally, regardless of their race, age, or sex.· people of all races and religions· Studies are under way to find out why men of some races are more prone to some forms of cancer than others.race relations (=the relationship between people of different races): · The group is working to improve race relations in our cities.
British /color American the colour of someone's skin, which shows which race they belong to, especially whether they are black or white: · People of all colors and nationalities were at the ceremony.· You can't judge people by the colour of their skin.
one of the group of people of a particular race or nationality who live in a place where there are other races or nationalities: · I couldn't tell her ethnicity from her last name.· Ethnicity should not be a factor in hiring decisions.· The Bay Area is a place where people of many ethnicities live together in relative harmony.
: ethnic group/ethnic minority a group of people of a particular race or nationality living in a place where most other people are of a different race: · The Indonesians of the city form a distinct ethnic group.· In the large cities of Africa, where different ethnic groups with many different languages are thrown together, people communicate in English or Swahili.ethnic origin/background (=the ethnic group that someone belongs to): · fighting in Bosnia between people from different ethnic backgrounds· In California it is illegal to refuse to do business with someone because of their race or ethnic origin.
relating to race: racial discrimination/prejudice/violence/attack when people are treated unfairly or attacked because of their race: · Some people complained of racial discrimination in the way housing was allocated.· Racial violence used to be commonplace on the streets of the city.racial harmony (=when people of different races live together peacefully, and without any problems): · In Jamaica black and white people have lived together in racial harmony for many years.racial profiling (=the practice of police stopping some people only because of their race): · Local police deny that have used racial profiling when stopping motorists.
: ethnic divisions/unrest/violence divisions, problems etc between groups of people of different races, or with different customs, living in the same place, especially when one group is smaller than the other: · Hundreds of people have been killed in the recent ethnic violence.· Ethnic unrest is spreading throughout the south-western republics of the former Soviet Union.ethnic cleansing (=when people are forced to leave their homes because of their ethnic group): · Reports of ethnic cleansing in former Yugoslavia forced the European states and the US into taking action.
a multiracial or multicultural society, school, community etc is one in which people from several different races live together or work together, especially in a friendly way: · Britain became a multiracial society in the 1960s and 70s, after large-scale immigration from the West Indies and the Indian subcontinent. · a vibrant, multicultural neighborhood
between people of different races: · The danger of an interracial war in South Africa still exists.· There has to be fairness and justice for black people before you can achieve a spirit of interracial harmony.interracial marriage: · Interracial marriages are common in England these days.
a cosmopolitan city, district, society etc is one in which people of many different races and nationalities live or go, which is therefore lively and interesting: · Istanbul is a great cosmopolitan city, situated between East and West.· She grew up in an apartment in a cosmopolitan district of Chicago.· The thing I like most about living in London is that it's so cosmopolitan.
marriage between people of different races: · Mixed marriages are becoming more and more commonplace.
when people are treated badly because of their race unfair treatment of people because of their race: · The company has been accused of racism after firing three Algerian workers.· the struggle against racism in our societyinstitutionalized racism (=racism that has happened for so long in a society or organization, that it has become accepted as normal ): · Institutionalized racism pervaded British society, and immigrant workers found themselves in unskilled jobs and with low social status.
racist statements, jokes, behaviour, or opinions are based on a dislike of people from other races and a feeling that your race is better than others: · racist attitudes· a comedian well known for his racist and sexist jokes· An African-American friend told me that she is subjected to racist behavior every day - at work, in the mall, in the park.
someone who believes that their race is better than other races someone who believes that their race is much better than other races - use this to show disapproval: · The minister denied that he was a racist, but called for tougher controls on immigration.
someone who believes that white people are better than other races and that other races should be kept at a lower level: · Many white supremacists have chosen to set up compounds in unpopulated areas of the American West.
when people of different races come together or are kept apart the bringing or coming together of people of different races so that they live and work peacefully together: · In the 1960s the government passed a law to promote racial integration in schools.· Members of extreme right wing parties are completely opposed to the integration of blacks into white South African society.
keeping people of different races apart and making them live, work, or study separately, especially because one race believes that it is better than the other: · The US Supreme Court ruled in 1954 that segregation in schools was unconstitutional.· Legal segregation may be gone, but the idea of segregation survives, as middle class black families shun white areas, preferring to live in suburbs of their own.
a situation in which people try to do better than each other when people or organizations try hard to get something that they all want but only one of them can get: competition for: · Competition for these jobs is very tough - we had over 200 applicants.competition between: · There's a lot of competition between the big supermarket chains.face competition: · Today television networks face increasing competition from cable programming.fierce/strong/tough/stiff competition (=when a lot of people are all trying very hard to get something): · There is fierce competition for places on the Olympic team.be in competition with somebody/something (=to be in the situation where you are competing with someone else): · Hotels in the downtown area were in direct competition with each other.cut-throat competition (=very strong competition): · Weak management and cut-throat competition put the company out of business.
a competitive situation is one in which people try hard to do better than each other, for example in business or at school: · Amanda hated working in advertising - it was so competitive.highly/fiercely competitive (=very competitive): · The atmosphere at our school was highly competitive.· In such a fiercely competitive environment, it's inevitable that some companies will go out of business.
when two people, teams, or companies, especially when they are similarly successful or skilled, try to do better than each other over a long period of time: rivalry between: · Holmes says that the rivalry between the two companies has been exaggerated.fierce/intense rivalry (=very strong rivalry): · There was an intense rivalry between the Brazilian and Italian teams.sibling rivalry (=when brothers and sisters try to do better than each other): · Just because sibling rivalry is normal doesn't mean you should ignore it.
a situation in which people or organizations fight against each other to get power or control of something, and they are all very determined to win: battle/fight for: · The President's advisors were engaged in a fierce battle for power.· The fight for the construction contract is getting more bitter by the day.straight fight British (=a competition involving only two people or groups, especially after other people or groups have stopped taking part): · The Socialist candidate beat the Liberal in a straight fight.
a situation in which people or groups compete to get or achieve something: · He lost to Pfeiffer in last year's mayoral race.· the arms racerace for: · In the race for the White House, candidates will promise almost anything.the race is on (=the competition has started): · The race is on to find a cure for AIDS, and drug companies have already invested millions in research.
a situation or way of life in which everyone is competing strongly all the time, especially at work, with the result that they always feel worried and they do not enjoy their lives: · I'm tired of the rat race - I'm tired of never getting ahead.· Sunday I just try to relax because Monday morning, it's back to the rat race.
to take part in a competition, sports event etc · Any child between the ages of 8 and 12 is allowed to compete.compete in · Athletes from 197 countries competed in the Olympic Games in Atlanta.compete against · Bailey has competed against athletes half his age and won.
British: contest the final/the US Open/the election etc to compete in a sporting event or election - used especially in newspapers and television reports: · In 1991 White contested the US Open and the J G Scott Trophy.· The leadership election will be contested by four candidates.
a competition in which people try to run, drive, ride a horse, etc faster than other people in order to finish first: · It's a 10-kilometer race from downtown to the river.· the Breeder's Cup races at Churchill Downswin a race: · He's won three races in a row, using the same car and the same engine.qualify for a race (=to have run, driven etc fast enough to take part in a particular race): · Krystal has already qualified for the hundred-metre race in the Olympics next year.
to be in a situation in which you must hurry · I'm sorry, I'm in a hurry. I can't stop now.· Some people always seem to be in a hurry.be in a hurry to do something · Would you like to stay for a coffee, or are you in a hurry to leave?
to be in a situation when you must hurry because you do not have enough time for what you have to do: · I don't want to seem rude but I'm very pressed for time. Could I call you back later?· I can't stop right now, I'm a little pushed for time.
to work as quickly as you can because you only have a short time to finish something: · In advertising you're always working against the clock, trying to meet deadlines.work/race against the clock to do something: · We really had to work against the clock to finish the report on time.
a situation in which you have to work extremely quickly, especially in order to do something very important, because there is not much time to do it in: · Battleship repair crews swung into action in a race against time· In an urgent race against time, the Coast Guard and marine biologists struggled to rescue a whale that had beached itself on the shore.
a situation or time in which you hurry: · I had forgotten my wallet in the usual Monday morning rush.· There was a furious rush to have everything ready for the opening night.
an occasion when people compete against each other in a sport an occasion when two people or two teams compete against each other in a sport: · Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-2 in a thrilling game.· I got two tickets for the Bulls' game.· Who won last night's game?game of tennis/squash etc: · How about a game of tennis this evening?basketball/football etc game: · Do you want to come and watch the volleyball game this Saturday?
especially British an occasion when two people or two teams compete against each other in a sport: · Are you going to the match tomorrow?· If we win the next three matches, we could still go through to the semi-final.a football/cricket/boxing etc match: · A cricket match was in progress on the school sports field.
a competition in which several people try to run, drive, ride, swim etc faster than each other: · What time does the first race start?· Hill won the race, and Schumacher finished second.boat/car/horse etc race: · Her husband spent all their money gambling on horse races.· the annual university boat race between Oxford and Cambridge
WORD SETSaerobics, nounangler, nounangling, nounaquaplane, verbaquaplane, nounarcher, nounarchery, nounascent, nounathletics, nounbackboard, nounbadminton, nounbag, nounbag, verbbait, nounbait, verbbalance beam, nounballooning, nounbantamweight, nounbarbell, nounbasket, nounbasketball, nounbaton, nounbeam, nounbeat, verbbeater, nounbig game, nounbird dog, nounbirdie, nounbite, nounblack belt, nounblade, nounblind, nounblood sport, nounbobsleigh, nounbody building, nounbowling, nounboxing, nounbull, nounbullfight, nounbullring, nouncaber, nouncalisthenics, nouncallisthenics, nouncartwheel, nouncast, verbcast, nouncaving, nouncentre, nouncheckered flag, nounchin-up, nouncircuit, nounclay pigeon shooting, nounclimb, verbclimb, nounclimber, nounclimbing, nounclose season, nouncock fight, nouncockpit, nounconquer, verbconversion, nouncorner, nouncrew, nouncroquet, nouncross, nouncross-country, nouncurling, noundecathlon, noundecoy, noundirt track, noundiscus, noundogfight, noundrag race, noundumbbell, noundunk, verbeight, numberexercise, nounexercise, verbexercise bike, nounface-off, nounfalconer, nounfalconry, nounfall, nounfeather, verbfeatherweight, nounfeint, verbfence, verbfencer, nounfencing, nounfield event, nounfield goal, nounfield hockey, nounfigure, nounfigure skating, nounflat racing, nounfloat, nounfloor, verbfly, nounflyfishing, nounfly half, nounflyweight, nounfoil, nounfoothold, nounforward, nounforward roll, nounfoxhunting, nounfun run, nounGaelic football, noungaff, noungame, noungliding, noungo-cart, noungo-kart, noungrand master, nounGrand Prix, noungrid, nounground bait, nounguard, noungym, noungymnast, noungymnastics, nounhandball, nounhang-gliding, nounheadlock, nounheadstand, nounhealth club, nounheavyweight, nounhockey, nounhold, nounhoming pigeon, nounhook, nounhook, verbhot dog, verbhound, nounhunt, verbhunt, nounhunter, nounhunting, nounhunting ground, nounhuntress, nounhunt saboteur, nounhuntsman, nounhurdle, nounhurdle, verbhurling, nounice hockey, nounice rink, nounice skate, nounice-skate, verbinside track, nounisometrics, nounjack, nounjavelin, nounjog, verbjog, nounjogger, nounjogging, nounjudo, nounjujitsu, nounkarate, nounkeeper, nounkickboxing, nounknockout, nounknock-up, nounkung fu, nounlacrosse, nounlanding net, nounlawn bowling, nounlawn tennis, nounlay-up, nounleague, nounlight heavyweight, nounlightweight, nounline-out, nounlock, nounlodge, nounlure, nounmarathon, nounmartial art, nounmat, nounmeet, nounmiddle-distance, adjectivemiddleweight, nounmiler, nounmountaineer, nounmountaineering, nounnet, verbninepins, nounnursery slope, nounobstacle course, nounobstacle race, nounone-two, nounopen season, nounorienteering, nounoutpoint, verbpaddle, nounparagliding, nounparallel bars, nounparasailing, nounparascending, nounpentathlon, nounpicador, nounpin, nounPing-Pong, nounpiste, nounpiton, nounpit stop, nounpole position, nounpolo, nounpommel horse, nounpotholing, nounpress-up, nounprizefight, nounpuck, nounpunch-drunk, adjectivepurse, nounpush-up, nounquarry, nounrace, nounrace car, nounracing car, nounracquetball, nounrally, nounrider, nounrink, nounrock climbing, nounrod, nounround, nounrounders, nounrowing, nounruck, nounrugby, nounRugby League, nounRugby Union, nounrugger, nounrun, verbrun, nounrunner, nounrunning, nounsailboard, nounsailing, nounscramble, nounscrum, nounscrumhalf, nounshadow boxing, nounshoot, verbshooting, nounshot put, nounshuttlecock, nounsit-up, nounskate, nounskate, verbskateboard, nounskating, nounskating rink, nounskeet shooting, nounski, nounski, verbski boot, nounskier, nounskiing, nounski jump, nounski lift, nounskin-diving, nounski pole, nounski run, nounskydiving, nounslalom, nounslow-pitch, nounsnare, nounsnare, verbsnooker, nounsnowboard, nounsoftball, nounspeed skating, nounspeedway, nounspeleology, nounspinner, nounsprint, nounsprinter, nounsquash, nounstar jump, nounsteeplechase, nounstep, nounstrike, nounstroke, nounsumo, nounsurf, verbsurfboard, nounsurfing, nountable tennis, nounT'ai Chi, nounT-ball, nountenpin, nountenpin bowling, nounthrow, verbtoehold, nountouchdown, nountouch football, nountouchline, nountrack, nountrack and field, nountrack event, nountrack meet, nountraining, nountrampoline, nountrap, nountrapeze, nountravel, verbtraverse, nountriathlon, nountriple jump, nountry, nountug-of-war, nountumble, verbtumbling, nounvelodrome, nounvolleyball, nounwater polo, nounwater skiing, nounweigh-in, nounweight, nounweightlifting, nounwelterweight, nounwind-surfing, nounwinter sports, nounwrestler, nounwrestling, nounyacht, nounyardarm, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meaning 1verbs
the nuclear arms race The Derby is a major event in the racing calendar. The Chicago Bears are busy preparing themselves for the big game. the story of a couple who quit the rat race
(also take part in a race)· He is competing in his first race this year.· Runners from all over the world will take part in the race.
· Let’s have a race!
· The race will be held on February 25th.
· He did not win another race that season.
(also finish first/last etc in a race)· She came third in the race.
(=be ahead of everyone else)· He led the race from start to finish.
· Congratulations to Matthew, who finished the race in three hours 17 minutes.
· I thought I ran a good race.
· The horse is entered in a race at Worcester the day after tomorrow.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + race· He said he expected the race to be tough.
(=an important race)· There are only three days to go until the big race.
· He finished first in the 100 metres race.
· It’s legal to gamble on horse races.
(=when people run, cycle etc on ordinary roads)· She regularly competes in 10 kilometre road races.
Meaning 5verbs· There was speculation that another candidate might enter the race.
· He dropped out of the presidential race three weeks ago.
· Forbes has the money to stay in the mayoral race as long as he likes.
· It looks as though he will win the race to be the Democratic presidential candidate.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + race· Most people were predicting a close race.
(=when three people have a chance of winning)· In a three-way race, Clinton received 47 percent, Dole 35 percent, Perot 10 percent.
· It soon became clear that it would be a two-horse race.
· This is turning into a one-horse race.
· He put $12 million of his own money into a Senate race.
phrases (=still have a chance of winning)· Swindon Town is still in the race, despite losing to Manchester City on Saturday.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES the nuclear arms race· He bought a cool new racing bike.
· The Tour de France is a famous bike race.
· There’s a boat race on the river tomorrow.
The Derby is a major event in the racing calendar. (also a race car American English)· He became a racing car driver.
· She was well ahead in the championship race.
(=move quickly)· A wind was blowing and soft clouds were scudding across the sky.
· the annual cycle race around France
· Laws have been passed banning racial discrimination.
(=driving racing cars in competitions)· world famous racing drivers like Lewis Hamilton
· Feelings of racial hatred were drummed into him as a child.
(=it beats very fast)· Was there someone in the alley? Joe’s heart began to race.
The Chicago Bears are busy preparing themselves for the big game. (=beats very quickly)· His long fingers brushed hers, sending her pulse racing.
the story of a couple who quit the rat race (=relations between people from different races who live in the same place)· New government measures aim to improve race relations in inner cities.
(=caused by a problem between different races)· In 1967, there were race riots in a number of major American cities.
· He should have won that race but he came third.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· It was to change the life of the human race as much as had steam.· In this experiment in controlled sociology, various sample populations had been assured that the human race had made contact with extraterrestrials.· Nick Ellis, London Does the human race have a future longer than its past?· There have been three significant changes in the way the human race has worked.· May we strive to become involved, not just in ourselves, but in the rest of the human race.· One could gather the entire written output of the human race and load it into a single moving van.· Her hair was taken back just on one side, and she smiled in the general direction of the entire human race.· Community shame is a great motivator, has been for thousands of years in the history of the human race.
· The only serious contender left in the presidential race is Guei himself.· Gramm, 53, is the third candidate to quit the presidential race.· The cost of the presidential and congressional races may top $ 1. 6 billion.· Lamar Alexander, who dropped out of the presidential race Wednesday, to endorse him in Nashville on Friday.· And even if the agency avoids further scathing, it is likely to become a hot target in the presidential race.· It also demonstrated how volatile the presidential race is, with change an ever-present participant.· It also demonstrated how volatile is a presidential race in which change is an ever-present participant.· To climb back into the presidential race, he must get abortion off the agenda.
NOUN· Mugabe now plays the race card.· And he comes with no cumbersome race card.· The only race card being played is being played by the right hon. Gentleman.· It will give the various groups and Tory Members who seek to play the race card the opportunity to do so.
· The Grand National as always, has been the horse race of the year.· The musicals are a real horse race.· The women's competition was a two horse race between last year's winners Surrey and previous champions Essex.· It is certainly better than any horse race, or any other gambling, when the odds are never in your favor.· Meanwhile Labour insist Cheltenham is now a 3 horse race with issues not personalities at the forefront.· Because for once the Grammy contest is shaping up as a real horse race.· As the spirit of the day mounted, there would probably be horse races and wrestling matches to entertain the folks.
· Now, there were two days on which the only race meeting were in the north.· One could imagine her at a shires garden party or a race meeting.· The first detailed record of a race meeting dates from 1709 when the course was levelled and improved.· Exhibitions, cup finals, race meetings, and great royal occasions drew the excursionists to their local station.· The school grounds had been used as a car park during yesterday's race meeting.· The blue suit that no longer went to the Curragh race meetings or the Dublin Horse Show, was his evening wear.
· Children are forced into the rat race for higher salary and prestige.· An executive from an international chemical company has given up the rat race to run a plant nursery.· Too much of a rat race.· Life is a rat race. 35.· At least we would be out of the rat race until I had worked up some seniority in my job.
· Apart from politically inspired race riots in the early 1960s, rarely did Black people behave badly towards us.· From her seat above the town, Clappe watches the race riot.· Notting Hill Carnival began unofficially in 1959 as a response to the the previous year's race riots.· In 1967, the nation was traumatized by race riots in a number of major cities.· Now however, a miniature version of the race riot that Gallagher had predicted exploded on campus.
· There was a cycle road race and a ten mile road walking race, fly-casting and clay-pigeon shooting competitions.· Don't miss our London seminar April 21 will be the biggest day in the 1991 road race calendar.· Success in this 85 mile road race is only one of Andy's many cycling achievements.· Even so it was just great to get back on a road race bike again in February.· The men's senior road race champion for 1991 was the ever improving Matt Stevens.· Four years later the most famous of all road races, the Mille Miglia, was created.· Once he had the capacity for international road race events.· But as part of a council cost cutting exercise the Redcar ten mile road race will not be held this year.
· This year, one wealthy candidate dropped $ 12 million of his own money into a Senate race.· In all other Senate races, incumbents won, including Tom Harkin, D-Iowa.
VERB· For him, from the moment you entered the race, there could be no respite.· Feinstein has let it be known that she is considering entering the race for governor.· More than 200 riders have entered the 10 races, which begin at 11.30 a.m.· Colin Powell might enter the race.· The classy eight-year-old has never before been entered in either race.· The story was about two rival South London gangs building soapbox cars to enter for a race.· He displayed pride in having fared far better than anyone anticipated when he entered the race.
· But be sure that others will not be so inhibited, and too much hesitation will lose the competitive race.· Pre won, of course; he never lost in 25 races longer than a mile at Hayward Field.· You've already lost me one race because you're still hung up on that business at Ascot.· Faster, faster, faster yet; hurry or lose the race.· I lost the race and finished up trying to row half a dinghy with the crew cheering in the distance.· Once again this autumn, I lost the race with the squirrels to harvest the hazel nuts.· In a bitter defeat, Lugar lost a race for school board president and decided to leave the board.
· The rest of us are running a different race - by choice perhaps.· Over the course of the Olympics, he ran eight races in seven days en route to his historic victories.· The Unlimited Silver saw Bill Rheinschild run away the race.· She ran a marvellous race when third to Runun over the course recently.· It is also true that Mr Brown, despite his political prowess, has never run in a statewide race.· It is a bit like running a race with no starting or finishing lines.· Older wardens planned, and even some of them ran, races of all kinds.· Then at the Nürburgring, the 003 ran its last race, with Regazzoni pushing him off.
· His colleagues vowed to win the race again in his honour.· In 1993, Fellows won 3 of 13 races, but wound up runner-up.· I won my race into a 1.5 metres per second wind.· You may not win every race.· I wanted to win that race.· Today, at last, the economy looks as if it may win the race against soaring population figures.· While Republicans should be uniting behind Dole to win the race, Pete Wilson is looking forward to making a brokered convention.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► somebody’s mind is racing► the rat race
- a day at the races
- I was beating him in the storyline, but he was, in reality, desperate to win all the races.
- In this context, the mixing of the races was not just an early equal opportunity program.
- It is capital crime, and a black disgrace to the races of civilized mankind.
- Kettlewell and Taylor escaped unhurt after the accident outside Middleham on the way to the races.
- Proposition 187 is consuming the races at the top of the ticket.
- The Bengal Tiger is the most numerous of the races that survive today.
- Virgin hopes a day in the cockpit will become as popular as a day at the races for company gatherings.
- The women's competition was a two horse race between last year's winners Surrey and previous champions Essex.
- Pollution is threatening the future of the human race.
- The entire human race could be wiped out by nuclear war.
- Until then, no member of the human race had ever been able to make a map of the whole world.
- Elsewhere, people of mixed race lost their monopoly of the middling-rank jobs, as they found themselves jostled from below.
- Equally, though, there are unique burdens associated with being born into a mixed race family.
- The murder suspect is described as of black or mixed race in his early 20s.
- It was a jibe that nearly became a prophecy, though Cambridge were left with more of a one-horse race.
- It will give the various groups and Tory Members who seek to play the race card the opportunity to do so.
- Mugabe now plays the race card.
- But his parents are faced with a desperate race against time to raise the money necessary for his treatment.
- For the cartoonists, it's a daily battle against time, to create work that captures the imagination.
- However, with the contract negotiations starting, Lipton and others know that they are fighting a battle against time.
- It is a race against time.
- It looks as if my whole life is a race against time.
- Now it is a race against time to rebuild it before high spring ties later this month.
- The picture which became the cover shot, of the Rollright Stones, was a particular race against time.
- They face a race against time as fears grow over the health of the whales and the possibility of their becoming beached.
WORD FAMILYnounraceracismracistadjectiveracialmultiracialracistadverbracially
1sport [countable] a competition in which people or animals compete to run, drive etc fastest and finish firstin a race He will be the youngest runner in the race. Over 80 cars will take part in the race.race between the annual boat race between Oxford and Cambridge Universities2people a)[countable, uncountable] one of the main groups that humans can be divided into according to the colour of their skin and other physical features: The school welcomes children of all races. a person of mixed race The law forbids discrimination on the grounds of race or religion. → human race b)[singular] informal a group of people who are similar in some wayrace of The 1960s produced a new race of young novelists. Are schools breeding (=producing) a race of children incapable of making decisions for themselves?3get/do something first [singular] a situation in which one group of people tries to obtain or achieve something before another group doesthe race to do something More and more drug companies are joining the race to beat cancer. The race is on to develop more environmentally friendly forms of energy. → arms race, rat race4do something quickly [singular] a situation in which you have to do something very quickly because you have very little time availablea race to do something It is now a race to find the killer.race against time/against the clock The pilot then began a desperate race against time to land the plane before it ran out of fuel.5prize/power [singular] a situation in which people are competing with each other to win a prize or obtain a position of powerrace for Mr Bird has now officially joined the race for the White House. He is no longer in the race for academic awards.race to do something the race to host the next Olympic Games6horse race the races an occasion when horse races are heldat the races We spent a day at the races. → play the race card at play1(14)COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1verbscompete in a race (also take part in a race)· He is competing in his first race this year.· Runners from all over the world will take part in the race.have a race· Let’s have a race!hold a race· The race will be held on February 25th.win/lose a race· He did not win another race that season.come first/last etc in a race (also finish first/last etc in a race)· She came third in the race.lead the race (=be ahead of everyone else)· He led the race from start to finish.finish the race· Congratulations to Matthew, who finished the race in three hours 17 minutes.run a race· I thought I ran a good race.enter somebody/something in a race· The horse is entered in a race at Worcester the day after tomorrow.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + racetough/hard· He said he expected the race to be tough.the big race (=an important race)· There are only three days to go until the big race.a 3000 metres/10 km etc race· He finished first in the 100 metres race.a horse/boat/bike etc race· It’s legal to gamble on horse races.a road race (=when people run, cycle etc on ordinary roads)· She regularly competes in 10 kilometre road races.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 5verbsenter/join the race· There was speculation that another candidate might enter the race.drop out of/withdraw from the race· He dropped out of the presidential race three weeks ago.stay in the race· Forbes has the money to stay in the mayoral race as long as he likes.win a race· It looks as though he will win the race to be the Democratic presidential candidate.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + raceclose/tight· Most people were predicting a close race.a three-horse/three-way race (=when three people have a chance of winning)· In a three-way race, Clinton received 47 percent, Dole 35 percent, Perot 10 percent.a two-horse/two-way race· It soon became clear that it would be a two-horse race.a one-horse race· This is turning into a one-horse race.a presidential/Senate/mayoral race· He put $12 million of his own money into a Senate race.phrasesbe still in the race (=still have a chance of winning)· Swindon Town is still in the race, despite losing to Manchester City on Saturday.THESAURUS– Meaning 2race one of the main groups of people in the world, who have the same colour of skin and other physical features: · Everybody should be treated equally regardless of their race or sex.· race relations (=the relationship between people of different races)nation a country and its people, or a group of people with the same history and language: · Japan has become one of the richest nations in the world.· Our dream is for a united Arab nation.people the people who belong to a particular country, race, or area. The plural of this meaning of people is peoples: · the American people· the native peoples of the islandstribe a group of people in a country who are the same race, with the same traditional way of life and the same leader: · a tribe in Papua New Guinea· Bedouin tribesethnic group a group of people of the same race, nation, or tribe: · Within Namibia there are more than a dozen different ethnic groups.· the needs of minority ethnic groupsrace1 nounrace2 verb
racerace2 ●●● S3 W3 verb VERB TABLE
race
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | race |
| he, she, it | races | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | raced |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have raced |
| he, she, it | has raced | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had raced |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will race |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have raced |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am racing |
| he, she, it | is racing | |
| you, we, they | are racing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was racing |
| you, we, they | were racing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been racing |
| he, she, it | has been racing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been racing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be racing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been racing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Schumacher will be racing in the Monaco Grand Prix.
- Some kids were racing rubber ducks in the stream.
- Trent woke at three a.m., his heart racing.
- Turner grabbed the ball and raced 65 yards for a touchdown.
- Another one races by, touches my hand, and keeps running.
- As a contest it was neither designed to set the pulses racing nor win converts.
- At one time for example she was reported to have been racing around Melbourne in a brand new pink sports car.
- Every Kentucky Derby winner since 1984 already had raced three or four times as a 3-year-old.
- In two weeks, they race over 1,000 miles.
- Mr Sammler seen seeing was still in rapid currents with his heart. like an escaping creature racing away from him.
- On days like today they get the chance to race it.
THESAURUS
to move very quickly, especially because you need to be somewhere soon: · He was rushing out of his office in order to go to a meeting.· There’s no need to rush - we have plenty of time.
to do something or go somewhere more quickly than usual, especially because there is not much time: · People hurried into stores to escape the rain.· You ll have to hurry or we 'll be late for breakfast· I hurried through the rest of my workout and showered as quickly as I could.
to go somewhere as fast as you can: · She raced downstairs to tell her mother.· He raced back to his car and called for help.
to run very quickly and without really looking where you are going, because you are in a hurry: · I saw two boys tearing across the field towards the tree.· He tore down the stairs and out of the house.· They tore out of the building.
to run somewhere very fast, especially only a short distance: · Bob dashed across the road to his friend’s house.· Her heart was pumping furiously as she dashed through the kitchen to the front door.· I dashed outside to try to rescue the unfortunate creature.
American English informal to hurry when you are doing something or going somewhere: · You better hustle or you’re going to miss the school bus.
literary to hurry somewhere, especially because you need to do something: · Suddenly frightened, she hastened back to where her friends were standing.· She took a deep breath and then hastened after him.
to move very quickly, by moving your legs more quickly than when you walk: · My five-year-old son runs everywhere.· I go running twice a week.
to run quite slowly for exercise over a long distance: · A few people were jogging in the park.
to run somewhere as quickly as you can, especially because you have to do something urgently: · He dashed across the road to the police station.· We raced to the bus stop and got there just in time.
to run as fast as you can for a short distance: · I saw the runners sprinting past.· He sprinted up the stairs.
to run very quickly and without really looking where you are going, because you are in a hurry: · He tore down the street and around the corner.
to run quickly and with a lot of energy, so that you might knock down anyone or anything that gets in your way: · They all charged out of the school gates at 4 o'clock.· Dennis charged through the door into my office.
to start running away very quickly, especially to escape or because you are afraid: · The men took to their heels as soon as they saw the police.
British English informal to run away very quickly, in order to escape from someone or something: · I legged it before the cops came.
especially literary to run easily with long steps – used especially about tall people with long legs: · John loped across the street to meet me.
Longman Language Activatorpeople of a particular race or nationality one of the main groups of people in the world, who have the same colour of skin and physical appearance as each other: · People should be treated equally, regardless of their race, age, or sex.· people of all races and religions· Studies are under way to find out why men of some races are more prone to some forms of cancer than others.race relations (=the relationship between people of different races): · The group is working to improve race relations in our cities.
British /color American the colour of someone's skin, which shows which race they belong to, especially whether they are black or white: · People of all colors and nationalities were at the ceremony.· You can't judge people by the colour of their skin.
one of the group of people of a particular race or nationality who live in a place where there are other races or nationalities: · I couldn't tell her ethnicity from her last name.· Ethnicity should not be a factor in hiring decisions.· The Bay Area is a place where people of many ethnicities live together in relative harmony.
: ethnic group/ethnic minority a group of people of a particular race or nationality living in a place where most other people are of a different race: · The Indonesians of the city form a distinct ethnic group.· In the large cities of Africa, where different ethnic groups with many different languages are thrown together, people communicate in English or Swahili.ethnic origin/background (=the ethnic group that someone belongs to): · fighting in Bosnia between people from different ethnic backgrounds· In California it is illegal to refuse to do business with someone because of their race or ethnic origin.
relating to race: racial discrimination/prejudice/violence/attack when people are treated unfairly or attacked because of their race: · Some people complained of racial discrimination in the way housing was allocated.· Racial violence used to be commonplace on the streets of the city.racial harmony (=when people of different races live together peacefully, and without any problems): · In Jamaica black and white people have lived together in racial harmony for many years.racial profiling (=the practice of police stopping some people only because of their race): · Local police deny that have used racial profiling when stopping motorists.
: ethnic divisions/unrest/violence divisions, problems etc between groups of people of different races, or with different customs, living in the same place, especially when one group is smaller than the other: · Hundreds of people have been killed in the recent ethnic violence.· Ethnic unrest is spreading throughout the south-western republics of the former Soviet Union.ethnic cleansing (=when people are forced to leave their homes because of their ethnic group): · Reports of ethnic cleansing in former Yugoslavia forced the European states and the US into taking action.
a multiracial or multicultural society, school, community etc is one in which people from several different races live together or work together, especially in a friendly way: · Britain became a multiracial society in the 1960s and 70s, after large-scale immigration from the West Indies and the Indian subcontinent. · a vibrant, multicultural neighborhood
between people of different races: · The danger of an interracial war in South Africa still exists.· There has to be fairness and justice for black people before you can achieve a spirit of interracial harmony.interracial marriage: · Interracial marriages are common in England these days.
a cosmopolitan city, district, society etc is one in which people of many different races and nationalities live or go, which is therefore lively and interesting: · Istanbul is a great cosmopolitan city, situated between East and West.· She grew up in an apartment in a cosmopolitan district of Chicago.· The thing I like most about living in London is that it's so cosmopolitan.
marriage between people of different races: · Mixed marriages are becoming more and more commonplace.
when people are treated badly because of their race unfair treatment of people because of their race: · The company has been accused of racism after firing three Algerian workers.· the struggle against racism in our societyinstitutionalized racism (=racism that has happened for so long in a society or organization, that it has become accepted as normal ): · Institutionalized racism pervaded British society, and immigrant workers found themselves in unskilled jobs and with low social status.
racist statements, jokes, behaviour, or opinions are based on a dislike of people from other races and a feeling that your race is better than others: · racist attitudes· a comedian well known for his racist and sexist jokes· An African-American friend told me that she is subjected to racist behavior every day - at work, in the mall, in the park.
someone who believes that their race is better than other races someone who believes that their race is much better than other races - use this to show disapproval: · The minister denied that he was a racist, but called for tougher controls on immigration.
someone who believes that white people are better than other races and that other races should be kept at a lower level: · Many white supremacists have chosen to set up compounds in unpopulated areas of the American West.
when people of different races come together or are kept apart the bringing or coming together of people of different races so that they live and work peacefully together: · In the 1960s the government passed a law to promote racial integration in schools.· Members of extreme right wing parties are completely opposed to the integration of blacks into white South African society.
keeping people of different races apart and making them live, work, or study separately, especially because one race believes that it is better than the other: · The US Supreme Court ruled in 1954 that segregation in schools was unconstitutional.· Legal segregation may be gone, but the idea of segregation survives, as middle class black families shun white areas, preferring to live in suburbs of their own.
to move very fast in a particular direction to go somewhere as fast as you can: race back/up/into etc: · Hearing the children's screams, she raced back to the house.· A police car came racing down the road.tear away/up/across etc: · She tore across the lobby, then up three flights of stairs.· Just before the explosion, a man came tearing across the street.
to go somewhere very quickly because you are in a hurry: rush out/around/into etc: · Everyone rushed out into the street to see what was happening.· People were rushing past me on their way to work.dash into/around/to etc: · Pam dashed into the store just as it was closing.· The boys dashed across the road and disappeared into the woods.
to travel or go somewhere extremely quickly: fly past/up/along etc: · As I slowed down another car flew past me and turned to the left.· The bus was flying along when suddenly the driver slammed on the brakes.
to run, fly, or swim with a sudden quick movement: dart through/back/across etc: · I could see small silvery fish darting through the water.· As the rain began to fall harder, I darted into the first shop I could find.
written if someone or something streaks somewhere, they run or fly there so fast that you can hardly see them: streak across/past/away etc: · Two aircraft streaked across the sky.· I caught a glimpse of a man streaking away into the shadows.
to move extremely quickly through the air or along a road, making a loud high noise: whizz past/by/through etc: · A bullet whizzed past my ear.· I stared out the window, watching as kids on bicycles and skateboards whizzed by.
if a car, bus, plane etc zooms somewhere, it moves there extremely fast, making a loud noise with its engine: zoom past/through/over etc: · The plane zoomed low over the airfield.· A fire engine zoomed past us.
to move somewhere very quickly, especially in a vehicle: speed along/by/towards etc: · An ambulance sped by on its way to an accident.· Small patrol boats sped along the shore.
use this to say that someone or something is going extremely fast: · That car must have been really moving when it hit the van.
to be in a situation in which you must hurry · I'm sorry, I'm in a hurry. I can't stop now.· Some people always seem to be in a hurry.be in a hurry to do something · Would you like to stay for a coffee, or are you in a hurry to leave?
to be in a situation when you must hurry because you do not have enough time for what you have to do: · I don't want to seem rude but I'm very pressed for time. Could I call you back later?· I can't stop right now, I'm a little pushed for time.
to work as quickly as you can because you only have a short time to finish something: · In advertising you're always working against the clock, trying to meet deadlines.work/race against the clock to do something: · We really had to work against the clock to finish the report on time.
a situation in which you have to work extremely quickly, especially in order to do something very important, because there is not much time to do it in: · Battleship repair crews swung into action in a race against time· In an urgent race against time, the Coast Guard and marine biologists struggled to rescue a whale that had beached itself on the shore.
a situation or time in which you hurry: · I had forgotten my wallet in the usual Monday morning rush.· There was a furious rush to have everything ready for the opening night.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The astronauts are racing against time to repair the spaceship.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES the nuclear arms race The Derby is a major event in the racing calendar. The Chicago Bears are busy preparing themselves for the big game. the story of a couple who quit the rat race
The astronauts are racing against time to repair the spaceship. the nuclear arms race· He bought a cool new racing bike.
· The Tour de France is a famous bike race.
· There’s a boat race on the river tomorrow.
The Derby is a major event in the racing calendar. (also a race car American English)· He became a racing car driver.
· She was well ahead in the championship race.
(=move quickly)· A wind was blowing and soft clouds were scudding across the sky.
· the annual cycle race around France
· Laws have been passed banning racial discrimination.
(=driving racing cars in competitions)· world famous racing drivers like Lewis Hamilton
· Feelings of racial hatred were drummed into him as a child.
(=it beats very fast)· Was there someone in the alley? Joe’s heart began to race.
The Chicago Bears are busy preparing themselves for the big game. (=beats very quickly)· His long fingers brushed hers, sending her pulse racing.
the story of a couple who quit the rat race (=relations between people from different races who live in the same place)· New government measures aim to improve race relations in inner cities.
(=caused by a problem between different races)· In 1967, there were race riots in a number of major American cities.
· He should have won that race but he came third.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· As Pearl shares raced ahead there was some determined buying of merchant banks, particularly Morgan Grenfell.· With stocks racing ahead and the Dow and Nasdaq in record territory day after day, our office phones are unusually quiet.· Wildly Rachel's mind raced ahead.· Everywhere, it seemed, people were racing ahead of me toward my goals.· Culture and symbolic language, once developed through evolution, allow humans to race ahead.· But in some ways, the students' technical skills have raced ahead of conceptual understanding.· False beginners may now race ahead.
· Course racing A discipline of competitive windsurfing which involves racing around a course marked by a series of buoys.· Last month she was racing around looking at holiday cards for snow dome images.· But it is Day-Lewis who dominates everything as he races around, long locks flowing and trusty musket in tow.· Yanto, full of excited anticipation, had raced around to Bert's garage as soon as work finished on Friday.· As Guy sat contemplating this conclusion, a fair-haired child came racing around the corner of the north tower.· And if the curtains stirred, I'd race around the block, then slowly ride by once again.· As he raced around one sharp corner he almost ran into the back of a slow moving lorry.· A torrent of words pour out as thoughts race around in her head, vying with each other for verbal expression.
· If a cat struck its leg in the air, they all raced off, screaming that they'd seen something move.· They go racing off the edge like Thelma and Louise.· Meh'Lindi turned and raced off up a steel stairway.· Otis had raced off somewhere else.· Hank raced off before I could collar him, scampering like a puppy along a path leading up to the Mills Observatory.· Others, like Nordstrom, raced off in search of other routes to their homes.· The rest raced off, bouncing across the heather.
NOUN· Whenever he came in my direction, it was just electric-my heart started racing.· Her heart was racing, but it had to be said.· David froze, his heart racing as fast as it had been a couple of minutes before.· My heart is racing faster than Michael Johnson.· A chair shifted, my heart raced, Conchis spoke a single indistinguishable word in a low voice.· His groin had moved with the danger in such a thing; his heart had raced.· For a moment Schramm could not swallow and his heart began to race.· So we peed in the showers, giggling, our hearts racing with the forbidden act.
· My mind raced, what does he want?· Her head was swirling, her mind was racing, her ankle was swelling and her left leg was numb.· Her mind was racing, though.· I watched it inching nearer, my mind racing this way and that with the possibilities of what must be done.· Wildly Rachel's mind raced ahead.· She considered what she had discovered, her mind racing like a Roladex.· In any case, Amiss's mind was racing, grappling with a situation devoid of any rational explanation.
· I shook my head, my pulse still racing from the shock.
· As a contest it was neither designed to set the pulses racing nor win converts.· A comedy which will set pulses racing.· The leaden hand of the Government's speechwriters set no pulses racing.· The sudden shock and noise of whirring wings broke the stillness and left our pulses racing.· Take a seat behind the wheel and there isn't much to get the pulses racing either.· There was something about this man that set her pulses racing.· Brief encounter at despatch box sets Tory pulses racing Sketch.· And why were her own pulses racing as if the floodgates of her bloodstream had been opened?
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► somebody’s mind is racing► the rat race
1sport a)[intransitive, transitive] to compete against someone or something in a racerace against- The women's competition was a two horse race between last year's winners Surrey and previous champions Essex.
- Pollution is threatening the future of the human race.
- The entire human race could be wiped out by nuclear war.
- Until then, no member of the human race had ever been able to make a map of the whole world.
- Elsewhere, people of mixed race lost their monopoly of the middling-rank jobs, as they found themselves jostled from below.
- Equally, though, there are unique burdens associated with being born into a mixed race family.
- The murder suspect is described as of black or mixed race in his early 20s.
- It was a jibe that nearly became a prophecy, though Cambridge were left with more of a one-horse race.
- It will give the various groups and Tory Members who seek to play the race card the opportunity to do so.
- Mugabe now plays the race card.
- But his parents are faced with a desperate race against time to raise the money necessary for his treatment.
- For the cartoonists, it's a daily battle against time, to create work that captures the imagination.
- However, with the contract negotiations starting, Lipton and others know that they are fighting a battle against time.
- It is a race against time.
- It looks as if my whole life is a race against time.
- Now it is a race against time to rebuild it before high spring ties later this month.
- The picture which became the cover shot, of the Rollright Stones, was a particular race against time.
- They face a race against time as fears grow over the health of the whales and the possibility of their becoming beached.
She’ll be racing against some of the world’s top athletes.race in Stevens will not be racing in the final due to a knee injury.race somebody up/down something etc I’ll race you to the end of the road. b)[transitive] to use an animal or a vehicle to compete in a race: He will be racing a Ferrari in this year’s Formula One championships.2move quickly [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] to move very quickly or take someone or something to a place very quickly: He raced into the village on his bike. I had to race home for my bag.race somebody to something etc She was raced to hospital.race to do something He raced to meet her.► see thesaurus at run3do something quickly [intransitive] to try to do something very quickly because you want to be the first to do it, or because there is very little time availablerace to do something Investors are racing to buy shares in the new hi-tech companies.race against time/the clock The astronauts are racing against time to repair the spaceship.4heart/mind [intransitive] if your heart or mind races, it works harder and faster than usual, for example because you are afraid or excited: My heart was racing and my knees shook uncontrollably. My mind was racing, trying to think where I had seen him before.5engine [intransitive] if an engine races, it runs too fast