race
gb/ɹˈeɪs/ us/ɹˈeɪs/
A2
Anh
~ 2600
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
Danh từ
A2
event
1
competition of speed
A contest to see who can go the fastest and finish first.
Mẫu sử dụng:
to win/lose a race
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'race' with 'run'. 'Race' is the event, while 'run' is the action of moving fast on foot.
Từ đồng nghĩa
contest (General term for a competition, not necessarily about speed.)
|
sprint (Refers to a short, fast running race specifically.)
Từ trái nghĩa
walkover (A competition that is won very easily without real contest.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
win a race
|lose a race
|foot race
|car race
|enter a race
Chủ đề
sports
|daily life
|transportation
Ví dụ
- She trained for months to win the marathon race.
- The horse race attracted thousands of spectators.
- He entered the 100-meter race at school.
- They watched the final lap of the car race on TV.
Ví dụ cho người học
- I ran in a race at school.
- The race was very fast.
- She won the race easily.
- We watched the race together.
Danh từ
B1
entity
2
ethnic or physical group
A group of people who have similar physical traits or family history.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[someone]'s race
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may confuse 'race' with 'nationality'; nationality is about citizenship, not physical traits or ancestry.
Từ đồng nghĩa
ethnicity (Focuses more on cultural identity than physical traits.)
Từ trái nghĩa
individual (Refers to a single person rather than a group based on shared traits.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
human race
|mixed race
|racial equality
|race relations
Chủ đề
society
|identity
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- The census asks questions about each person's race.
- He identifies as belonging to the Asian race.
- Discussions about race can be sensitive topics.
Ví dụ cho người học
- My race is Asian.
- People of every race live here.
- We talked about race in class.
Động từ
A2
action
3
compete by moving fast
To go very fast to try to be first.
Mẫu sử dụng:
to race [someone/something]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may think 'race' always needs an opponent; it can also mean hurrying alone toward something.
Từ đồng nghĩa
speed (General term for moving quickly, not necessarily in competition.)
Từ trái nghĩa
crawl (To move very slowly.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
race against time
|race each other
|race home
Chủ đề
sports
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- They raced each other to the bus stop.
- The two cyclists raced for the finish line.
- We raced home before the rain started.
Ví dụ cho người học
- I raced my friend to school.
- They raced to the park.
- We raced to catch the train.
Danh từ
B1
entity
4
all human beings collectively
All people in the world together.
Mẫu sử dụng:
the human race
Từ đồng nghĩa
humanity (More formal and emotional term for all humans collectively.)
Từ trái nghĩa
animals (Refers to non-human creatures.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
the human race
Chủ đề
society
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- The survival of the human race depends on protecting our environment.
- War has threatened the existence of the human race many times.
- The human race has achieved incredible technological progress.
Ví dụ cho người học
- The human race lives on Earth.
- The human race is big.
- The human race makes many things.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
race
IPA
GB/ɹˈeɪs/
US/ɹˈeɪs/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
race (1 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (race)
Các dạng từ
Noun
- Base: race
- Plural: race, races
Verb
- Base: race
- 3rd Person Singular: races
- Present Participle: racing
- Past: raced
Họ từ
Forms
races
noun
racing
verb
raced
verb
Core family
racer
noun
Negative and opposite forms
anti-racist
adjective
anti-racism
noun C1
Advanced or less common
racially
adverb
Cách diễn đạt
off to the races
1/ˈɔf tə ðə ɹˈeɪsɪz/
idiom
informal
start quickly and energetically
To start doing something with energy and excitement.
Ví dụ
- Once we got the funding, we were off to the races with our project.
- She grabbed her bag and was off to the races.
race against time
1/ɹˈeɪs əɡˈɛnst tˈaɪm/
idiom
hurry to meet a deadline
To try to finish something very fast before time runs out.
Ví dụ
- It was a race against time to rescue the miners before the floodwaters rose.
- We’re in a race against time to get the project done before Friday.
run a close race
1/ɹˈʌn ə klˈoʊs ɹˈeɪs/
idiom
competition with narrow margin
To compete in a way where it is almost equal until the end.
Ví dụ
- The two candidates ran a close race in the election.
- It was a close race between the two swimmers until the final lap.