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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 11282 COCA: 8326

relay

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 relay /ˈriːˌleɪ/ noun
plural relays
1 relay
/ˈriːˌleɪ/
noun
plural relays
Learner's definition of RELAY
[count]
: a race between teams in which each team member runs, swims, etc., a different part of the race接力赛
: the act of passing something from one person or device to another传递;传送
also : a system for doing this传输系统;传送系统
: a group of people, horses, etc., that takes the place of others so that something (such as a job or an activity) is done continuously接替的人员;轮换的马匹;轮班者
technical : a device that is used to cause a switch to open or close automatically when there is a change in the current that is flowing through a circuit继电器
2 relay /rɪˈleɪ/ verb
relays; relayed; relaying
2 relay
/rɪˈleɪ/
verb
relays; relayed; relaying
Learner's definition of RELAY
[+ object]
: to pass (something, such as a message or information) from one person or device to another传递,传送(消息或信息等)
often used as (be) relayed常用作(be) relayed
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 11282 COCA: 8326

relay

1 of 3

noun

re·​lay ˈrē-ˌlā How to pronounce relay (audio)
1
a
: a supply (as of horses) arranged beforehand for successive relief
b
: a number of persons who relieve others in some work
worked in relays around the clock
2
a
: a race between teams in which each team member successively covers a specified portion of the course
b
: one of the divisions of a relay
3
: an electromagnetic device for remote or automatic control that is actuated by variation in conditions of an electric circuit and that operates in turn other devices (such as switches) in the same or a different circuit
4
5
: the act of passing along (something, such as a message or ball) by stages
also : one of such stages

relay

2 of 3

verb (1)

relayed; relaying

transitive verb

1
a
: to place or dispose in relays
b
: to provide with relays
2
: to pass along by relays
news was relayed to distant points
3
: to control or operate by a relay

relay

3 of 3

verb (2)

re·​lay (ˌ)rē-ˈlā How to pronounce relay (audio)
relaid (ˌ)rē-ˈlād How to pronounce relay (audio) ; relaying

transitive verb

: to lay again
relay track

Example Sentences

Noun Our relay team is training for next weekend's race. a satellite relay of a television signal We set up a relay to carry buckets of water to the campsite. They worked in relays to clear the rubble.

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, set of fresh hounds, from relayen

Verb (1)

Middle English, to release a set of fresh hounds, take a fresh horse, from Middle French relaier, from re- + laier to let go, leave — more at delay

Verb (2)

re- + lay entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb (1)

1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb (2)

1757, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of relay was in the 15th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 11282 COCA: 8326
relay

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + RELAY | RELAY + NOUN ADJECTIVE4 by 400, etc. * 4 × 400 米等接力freestyle, medley, sprint自由泳接力;混合泳接力;短跑接力賽VERB + RELAYrun, run in, swim參加接力;參加游泳接力She ran in the 4 by 400 relay.她參加了 4 × 400 米接力。win贏得接力賽RELAY + NOUNrace接力賽squad, team接力隊medallist/medalist接力賽獎牌獲得者

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