➡ See also the entry for ⇨ competition1另见competition条第1义race ♦︎ event ♦︎ championship ♦︎ tournament ♦︎ cup ♦︎ series ♦︎ circuitThese are all words for sports competitions between teams or players.这些词均表示体育比赛。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a major race / event / championship / tournament◆an / the international race / event / championship / tournament◆the world championship / cup / series◆to hold / organize a race / an event / a championship / a tournament◆to compete in a race / in an event / in a championship / in a tournament / in a cup / on the circuit◆to enter a race / an event / a tournament◆to play in an event / in a tournament / in a cup / in a series / on the circuit◆to win a race / an event / a championship / a tournament / a cup / a series◆to be out of a race / championship / tournament / cup■race [countable] a competition between people, animals or vehicles to see which one is the fastest赛跑；速度竞赛◆I bet I'd win a race between the two of us!我打赌咱俩赛跑我一定赢！◆He's already in training for the big race against Bailey.为了和贝利一决雌雄，他已经开始训练了。◆It's a desperately close race, but I think Martinez is just ahead.这是一场势均力敌的比赛，但我觉得眼下马丁内斯领先。◆Shall we have a race to the end of the beach?咱们比赛跑到海滩那一头，好吗？◆Their horse came third in the race last year.他们的马在去年的比赛中获得了第三名。ⓘ The races [plural] is used to refer to a series of horse races that happen at one place on a particular day. * the races指赛马会◆He loves going to the races.他喜欢看赛马。◆We had a great day at the races.我们那天参加赛马会，玩得很开心。▸race
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[intransitive, transitive] ◆Who will he be racing against in the next round?下一轮他与谁对阵？◆We raced each other back to the car.我们争先恐后地跑回汽车那儿。■event [countable] one of the races or competitions in a sports programme; a sports competition that takes place in one place over a short period of time, for example the Olympic Games（体育运动的）比赛项目；体育赛事（如奥运会等）◆The raft race was one of the final events of the River Festival.木筏比赛是河节最后的活动之一。◆We're expecting to get medals in both track and field events.我们期待在田赛和径赛项目中都能得到奖牌。◆Is the city ready to stage such a major sporting event?举办如此重大的体育赛事，这座城市准备好了吗？■championship / /ˈtʃæmpiənʃɪp/ / [countable] ( championships [plural]) a competition to find the best player or team in a particular sport锦标赛◆the World Sports Car Championship世界跑车锦标赛◆He won a silver medal at the European Championships.他获得了欧洲锦标赛的银牌。 see also champion ⇨ winner■tournament /ˈtʊənəmənt, ˈtɔːnəmənt, ˈtɜːnəmənt; NAmEˈtʊrnəmənt, ˈtɜːrnəmənt/ [countable] a competition to find the best player or team in a particular sport, in which teams or players compete in a series of games and must leave the competition if they lose. The competition continues until there is only one winner left.锦标赛；联赛◆She starts out as favourite to win the opening table tennis tournament of the season.她一开始最有希望赢得本赛季乒乓球锦标赛的首场比赛。◆The loser will be out of the tournament.输掉的将被淘汰出局。■cup ( Cup) [countable, usually singular] a sports competition in which a cup is given as a prize; used especially in the names of competitions优胜杯赛；（尤用于比赛名称）⋯杯◆They lost to Portugal in the World Cup quarter finals.在世界杯四分之一决赛中，他们输给了葡萄牙。◆We were leading 1-0 in the cup final.我们在优胜杯决赛中1:0领先。■series [countable] a set of sports games played between the same two teams（两队之间的）系列比赛◆The Boston Red Sox have won baseball's World Series for the first time in 86 years.86年来，波士顿红袜队在棒球世界系列赛中首次获胜。◆So far England are 2-0 up in the Test series against India.到目前为止，英格兰队在板球系列赛中以2:0领先印度队。■circuit /ˈsɜːkɪt; NAmEˈsɜːrkɪt/ [countable, usually singular] a series of sports games or competitions in which the same group of players regularly take part巡回赛◆This is her biggest triumph in nine years on the women's tennis circuit.这是她九年来在女子网球巡回赛中获得的最大胜利。