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-derived
reagain, 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.

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