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three-legged race

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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three-leg·ged race /ˌθriː ˈleɡəd reɪs/ noun [countable]  DSa race in which two people run together, with one person’s right leg tied to the other person’s left leg 绑腿赛跑,二人三足赛跑〔一种两人一组的赛跑,其中一人的右腿与另一人的左腿绑在一起〕
Examples from the Corpus
three-legged raceYears later, they laughed to see the girls, Mona and Callie, in a three-legged race.And so this grumbling three-legged race was run.Something about the three-legged race, perhaps, or the egg-and-spoon race?It was like putting on a costume for a play, or running in the three-legged race.Together, with fear yanking the way forward, speculation and sentiment ran the three-legged race into the future.
three-leg·ged race nounChineseSyllable
together, people race with which Corpus in two a run


three-legged race
three-legged race /ˌθriː ˈleɡəd reɪs/ noun [countable]
a race in which two people run together, with one person’s right leg tied to the other person’s left leg


three-legged raceBrE /ˌθriː ˈleɡɪd reɪs/ 🔊NAmE /ˌθriː ˈleɡɪd reɪs/ 🔊 nouna race in which people taking part run in pairs, the right leg of one runner being tied to the left leg of the other 二人三足赛跑,绑腿赛跑(参赛者两人一组,一人的右腿和另一人的左腿绑在一起)