单词 | relay race |
释义 | relay race —relay /ˈriː.leɪ/ noun [C] (EQUIPMENT) ► F0 a device that reacts to a small change in an electrical current by moving switches or other devices in an electrical circuitThesaurus+: ↑Electrical components and circuitryThesaurus+: ↑Communications technology - general wordsnoun [C] (TEAM) F0 a group of people who continue an activity that others from the same team or organization have been doing previously: » Relays of workers kept the machines going through the night.» After the landslide, volunteers worked in relays to rescue people buried under the rubble.Thesaurus+: ↑Groups of peopleThesaurus+: ↑Workers in generalF0 (ALSO relay race) a running or swimming race between two or more teams in which each person in the team runs or swims part of the race Thesaurus+: ↑Athletics relay /ˌrɪˈleɪ/ /ˈriː.leɪ/ verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for relay ► F0 to repeat something you have heard, or to broadcast a signal, message, or programme on television or radio: » I was told the news first and then I relayed it to the others.» TV pictures of the war were relayed around the world by satellite.Thesaurus+: ↑Saying again , ↑Saying and utteringThesaurus+: ↑Communications technology - general words |
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