relay /'ri:lei/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) the act of passing something along from one person or group to another
- (n.) a crew of workers who relieve another crew
- (n.) a fresh team to relieve weary draft animals
Chinese translation
- n. 驿马, 替班, 中继, 接力
- vt. 分程传递, 转播, 使接替
- vi. 接力传送, 转播
Word details
- Part of speech
- noun / verb
- Pronunciation
- /'ri:lei/
- Syllables
- 2
- Exam levels
- Gaokao · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.86 · Super Rare
Word forms
relayed, relaying, relays
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Related words
relationship · related · relations · relatively · relative · relation · relax · relate
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