The noun is pronounced /'riːleɪ/. The verb is pronounced /rɪ'leɪ/. 名词读作/'riːleɪ/。动词读作/rɪ'leɪ/。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]接力比赛(如赛跑或游泳) A
relay or a
relay race is a race between two or more teams, for example teams of runners or swimmers. Each member of the team runs or swims one section of the race.
Britain's prospects of beating the United States in the relay looked poor.
英国要在接力赛中战胜美国,前景看上去并不那么乐观。
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[VERB 动词]转播,传送,传输(电视或收音机信号) To
relay television or radio signals means to send them or broadcast them.
The satellite will be used mainly to relay television programmes...
这颗人造卫星主要用途是转播电视节目。
This system continuously monitors levels of radiation and relays the information to a central computer...
这个系统不间断地监控辐射水平,并将信息传送到中央计算机。
The event will be relayed to a giant TV screen a mile away.
这项赛事将会在一英里以外的一个巨大的电视屏幕上转播。
Relay is also a noun.