race

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English Vietnamese dictionary

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Advanced English dictionary

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noun, verb
+ noun
competition
1 [C] ~ (between A and B)
~ (against sb) a competition between people, animals, vehicles, etc. to see which one is the faster or fastest: I bet I'd win a race between us two! + He's already in training for the big race against Bailey. + Their horse came third in the race last year. + a boat / horse / road race + a five-kilometre race + Shall we have a race to the end of the beach?
2 [sing.] ~ (for sth / to do sth) a situation in which a number of people, groups, organizations, etc. are competing, especially for political power or to achieve sth first: the race for the presidency + The race is on (= has begun) to find a cure for this disease.
See also - RAT RACE
for horses
3 (the races) [pl.] a series of horse races that happen at one place on a particular day: to go to the races
people
4 [C, U] one of the main groups that humans can be divided into according to their physical differences, for example the colour of their skin: the Caucasian / Mongolian race + people of mixed race + This custom is found in people of all races throughout the world. + legislation against discrimination on the grounds of race or sex
5 [C] a group of people who share the same language, history, culture, etc: the Nordic races + He admired Canadians as a hardy and determined race.
See also - HUMAN RACE
animals / plants
6 [C] a breed or type of animal or plant: a race of cattle
Idioms: a race against time / the clock a situation in which you have to do sth or finish sth very fast before it is too late: Getting food to the starving refugees is now a race against time.
more at HORSE n.
+ verb
compete
1 ~ (against) sb/sth to compete against sb/sth to see who can go faster or the fastest, do sth first, etc.; to take part in a race or races: [V] Who will he be racing against in the next round? + They raced to a thrilling victory in the relay. + She'll be racing for the senior team next year. + [VN] We raced each other back to the car. + [V to inf] Television companies are racing to be the first to screen his life story.
2 [VN] to make an animal or a vehicle compete in a race: to race dogs / horses / pigeons + to race motorbikes
move fast
3 [+adv./prep.] to move very fast; to move sb/sth very fast: [V] He raced up the stairs. + The days seemed to race past. + She raced through the work in no time at all. + [VN] The injured man was raced to the hospital. + She raced her car through the narrow streets of the town.
of heart / mind / thoughts
4 [V] to function very quickly because you are afraid, excited, etc: My mind raced as I tried to work out what was happening. + She took a deep breath to calm her racing pulse.
of engine
5 [V] to run too fast: The truck came to rest against a tree, its engine racing.

Thesaurus dictionary

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n.

1 foot-race, horse-race, marathon, rally or rallye; competition, contest, rivalry, contention:

How many will be running in Saturday's race? Several countries had joined the race to complete a workable anti-gravity device

2 sluice, flume, chute, watercourse, course, channel, bed, mill-race, raceway, spillway; track:

The water in the race enabled us to wash the sand in order to extract the gold. The ball-bearings don't fall out because they are retained in the race

3 the races. horse-races, dog-races, the dogs, the track, the turf, Brit racecourse, race meeting, US racetrack:

We're off to the races at Newmarket.

v.

4 speed, hurry, hasten, dash, sprint, fly, rush, scramble, step lively, Colloq tear, rip, zip, step on the gas, step on it, hop to it, get a move on, Brit hare, US get a wiggle on:

You're going to have to race to catch the last bus.

5 compete (with):

I'll race you to the gate and back.

n.

1 stock, line, lineage, type, tribe, nation, people, folk, clan, family:

The citizens constitute a mix of all imaginable races.

2 blood, descent, breed, kin, family, stock, line, lineage:

You say you are liberal, but how would you feel about your daughter's marrying someone of a different race?

Collocation dictionary

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¹ contest to find the fastest person, car, etc.

ADJ.

big

I get very nervous before a big race.

| close, tight | long-distance | 10-kilometre, 24-hour, 7-lap, etc. | gruelling, hard, tough | relay, road | men's, women's | boat, motor, motorbike, yacht, etc. | dog, horse, etc. | Grand Prix, World Cup, etc.

VERB + RACE

have, hold, organize, stage

Let's have a race!

| be in, compete in, enter, go in for, run in, take part in

Is she running in the big race on Saturday?

| drop out of, pull out of, withdraw (sth) from

He dropped out of the race with a pulled muscle after two laps. She had to pull out of the race at the last minute.

| lead, win

I was leading the race until the half-way point. She has won the race for the last five years.

| lose | come first/second, etc. in | beat sb/sth in | fix

There is a rumour that the race was fixed.

| throw

(= to lose deliberately)He was paid £1,000 to throw the race.

RACE + VERB

be run/held, take place

RACE + NOUN

meeting

The horse was withdrawn from today's race meeting with an injured leg.

| winner | official, organizer

PREP.

in a/the ~

I'm not in this race.

| ~ against/with

the race against the Danish team

| ~ between

the University Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge

| ~ over

a race over 200 metres

² competitive situation

ADJ.

two-horse

Although there are five candidates, realistically it is a two-horse race.

| presidential | arms

the halting of the nuclear arms race

VERB + RACE

be (involved) in, join

The rival TV companies are in a race to bring out the first film drama of his life.

| be ahead in, lead, win

Who will win the race for the White House?

| be left behind in, lag behind in, lose

PREP.

in a/the ~

lagging behind in the race for the presidency

| ~ between

a race between the developing countries

| ~ for

the race for nuclear supremacy

| ~ with

the race with their rivals

³ racial group

ADJ.

human | mixed

a child of mixed race

| Irish, Jewish, Latin, etc. | master

the ideology of the master race

RACE + NOUN

relations

Immigration and race relations were key political issues at the time.

| equality | discrimination, prejudice | riot

PREP.

among ~s

The disease is more common among European races.

| between ~s

greater understanding between nations and races

| from a ~

children from all races and religions

| of a ~

people of different races and cultures

| ~ of

The Amazons were a race of female warriors.

PHRASES

on (the) grounds of race

discriminating

Concise English dictionary

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races|raced|racingreɪs
noun
+any competition
+people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock
+a contest of speed
+the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
+(biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species
+a canal for a current of water
verb
+step on it
+compete in a race
+to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others
+cause to move fast or to rush or race

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