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单词 derby
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derby

noun
/ˈdɑːbi/
/ˈdɜːrbi/
(plural derbies)
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  1. enlarge image
    (North American English)
    (British English bowler, bowler hat)
    a hard black hat with a curved brim and round top, worn, for example, in the past by men in business in EnglandTopics Clothes and Fashionc2
  2. (British English) a sports competition between teams from the same area or town
    • a local derby between the two North London sides
    • a derby match
  3. a race or sports competition
    • a motorcycle derby
    see also demolition derby, donkey derby
  4. Derby
    used in the name of several horse races that happen every year
    • the Epsom Derby
    • the Kentucky Derby
    CultureThe Derby is a famous English horse race without jumps which is run every year at Epsom, near London, on the first Saturday of June. Derby Day is always attended by large crowds, and there is a holiday atmosphere. The Derby was first run in 1780 and takes its name from the 12th earl of Derby, who was one of the original organizers of the event. A painting called The Derby Day (1858) by William Frith (1819-1909), now in Tate Britain, is famous as a picture of Victorian life.compare Kentucky Derby
    Topics Sports: other sportsc2

Derby

/ˈdɑːbi/
/ˈdɑːrbi/
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  1. a city in central England famous for its fine Crown Derby china and for the Rolls-Royce cars, aircraft engines and other engineering products that have been made there
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