relay1
noun /ˈriːleɪ/
/ˈriːleɪ/
- (also relay race)a race between teams in which each member of the team runs or swims one section of the race
接力赛 - the 4 × 100m relay
4 × 100 米接力赛 - a relay team
接力队 - the sprint relay
短跑接力赛 - She ran in the 4 × 400 relay.
她参加了4 × 400 米接力。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- 4 by 400
- etc.
- freestyle
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- run
- run in
- swim
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- race
- squad
- team
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- the 4 × 100m relay
- a fresh set of people or animals that take the place of others that are tired or have finished a period of work
接班的人（或动物）；轮换者 - The wagons were pulled by relays of horses.
货车由一组接一组的马匹轮流拉 - in relays Rescuers worked in relays to save the trapped miners.
救援人员轮班营救受困的矿工。
- The wagons were pulled by relays of horses.
- an electronic device that receives radio or television signals and sends them on again with greater strength
中继设备 - a relay station
中继站
- a relay station
词源late Middle English (referring to the provision of fresh hounds on the track of a deer): from Old French relai (noun), relayer (verb), based on Latin laxare ‘slacken’.