A：Hi, Mary, how are you doing?
      喂，玛丽，你好吗？

B：Fine. What happended to you yesterday? I didn't see you in class.
      很好。昨天你出了什么事？我在课堂上没有见到你。

A：Oh, I overslept as usual. What went on anyway?
      啊，像往常一样睡过头了，难道有什么事？

B：We heard about two-word verbs.
      我们学了一些成语动词。

A：What's a two-word verb?
      什么成语动词？

B：Things like drop in, go over, get out, fill up. Listen to these two sentences: citation will run in the third race tomorrow; Mr.Lee will run in to see you tomorrow. Can you tell which run in is the two-word verb?
      像drop in， go over， get out， fill up这些词。听听下面这两句话：Citation will run in the third race tomorrow; Mr。Lee will run in to see you tomorrow。 这两句中都有run in，你能说出哪一个是成语动词吗？

1. （速度）比赛；竞赛
    A race is a competition to see who is the fastest, for example in running, swimming, or driving.

race在线翻译

    e.g. The women's race was won by the American, Patti Sue Plumer.
           女子赛跑的冠军被美国人帕蒂·休·普卢默夺得。

2. 参赛;与…比赛
    If you race, you take part in a race.

    e.g. In the 10 years I raced in Europe, 30 drivers were killed...
           在我10年的欧洲赛车生涯中，有30名车手丧生。
    e.g. They may even have raced each other — but not regularly.
           他们甚至可能曾经相互比试过，只不过不是经常性的。

3. 赛马会
    The races are a series of horse races that are held in a particular place on a particular day. People go to watch and to bet on which horse will win.

    e.g. The high point of this trip was a day at the races.
           此行的高潮是去看赛马会的那一天。

4. 竞争;角逐
    A race is a situation in which people or organizations compete with each other for power or control.

race的反义词

    e.g. The race for the White House begins in earnest today...
           入主白宫的角逐今天正式开始。
    e.g. The race is on to build up membership fast.
           举办这次竞赛是为了迅速招募成员。

5. 人种；种族
    A race is one of the major groups which human beings can be divided into according to their physical features, such as the colour of their skin.

    e.g. The College welcomes students of all races, faiths, and nationalities...
           学院欢迎所有的学生，无论其种族、宗教信仰和国籍是什么。
    e.g. Discrimination by employers on the grounds of race and nationality was illegal.
           雇主以种族或国籍为由歧视员工是非法的。

6. 赶奔；疾走
    If you race somewhere, you go there as quickly as possible.

    e.g. He raced across town to the State House building...
           他快速穿过市区赶往州议会大厦。
    e.g. The hares raced away out of sight.
           野兔飞奔而去，很快就看不见了。

7. （向某种状态或位置）急速发展，快速移动
    If something races towards a particular state or position, it moves very fast towards that state or position.

    e.g. Do they realize we are racing towards complete economic collapse?...
           他们意识到我们的经济马上要彻底崩溃了吗？
    e.g. American economic growth raced ahead.
           美国的经济飞速增长。

8. 使（动物或车辆）参赛
    If you race a vehicle or animal, you prepare it for races and make it take part in races.

    e.g. He still raced sports cars as often as he could.
           他仍然尽可能经常地参加赛车比赛。

9. （尤指在面临困难或危险时大脑）飞速运转
    If your mind races, or if thoughts race through your mind, you think very fast about something, especially when you are in a difficult or dangerous situation.

    e.g. I made sure I sounded calm but my mind was racing...
           我确保自己听上去很镇定，但脑筋却飞快地转着。
    e.g. Already her mind was racing ahead to the hundred and one things she had to do...
           她的脑子已经急速地转动起来，思考自己必须做的那一大堆事。

10. （心脏因兴奋或害怕）快速搏动，剧烈跳动
    If your heart races, it beats very quickly because you are excited or afraid.

    e.g. Her heart raced uncontrollably.
           她控制不住地心跳加速。

11. see also: racing

12. 与时间赛跑;争分夺秒
      You describe a situation as a race against time when you have to work very fast in order to do something before a particular time, or before another thing happens.

race

      e.g. An air force spokesman said the rescue operation was a race against time.
             一名空军发言人说这次营救行动是在和时间赛跑。