racing

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

Related topics: Horses

rac·ing1 /ˈreɪsɪŋ/ noun [uncountable] 1 DSHthe sport of racing horses 赛马 SYN horse racing watching the racing on television 在电视上看赛马 today’s racing results 今天的赛马结果 → flat racing2. car/bike/greyhound etc racing DSthe sport of racing cars etc 赛车/自行车赛/赛灵★等

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racing• You may have been single-minded about racing, but I was also tied into my work.• Francis retired from racing but has built a new career as a best selling thriller writer.• I learned from that outing that there is in top-level racing, as well as intelligence, a physical dimension which is vastly important.• But this beautifully illustrated book also provides a wonderful series of anecdotes from Edwards' life in motor racing.• Ocean racing is big business involving vast amounts of money.• For a long time, Emerson simply failed to sign the contracts which would have kept him in front-rank racing.• A thaw has set in and clerk of the course Ian Renton reports racing will definitely go ahead.• In fact, at any circuit where racing took place, there would be a powerful presence of Bugattis.

Related topics: Sport

racing2 adjective [only before noun] DSdesigned or bred to go very fast and be used for racing 比赛用的 racing pigeons 赛鸽 a racing yacht 赛艇

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racing• a racing bicycle• It's a high, like driving racing cars, flying airplanes.• Competitors had to drive around the country's top racing circuits within the five-day time period.• But there are no hard and fast rules about the physique of a racing cyclist.• racing dogs• The couple were introduced by Steffi's racing driver brother Michael.