relay
🇬🇧 UK/'ri:lei/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLB2
Definitions
n.
A fresh set of people, horses, or equipment replacing a tired one; a race in which team members take turns; a device for transmitting signals
接力;中继;替班
v.
To pass on or transmit a message, signal, or information to another person or place
转播,传递,转达
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedreagain, back
+
laystem
=relay
Common Collocations
- 1.relay race接力赛
- 2.relay team接力队
- 3.relay station中继站
- 4.[relay baton]接力棒
Example Sentences
- 1.
The team won the gold medal in the 4×100 metre relay at the Olympics.
- 2.
Satellites relay television signals to homes around the world.
- 3.
Workers operated in relays to keep the construction site running around the clock.