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mixed-race

/mikst-reys/US // ˈmɪkstˈreɪs //

混血儿,混血,混合种族,混种

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive.

    • : denoting or relating to a person whose parents belong to different racial or ethnic groups: mixed-race Brazilians.

Examples

  • On Thursday, Garcetti ruled himself out of the race to succeed Boxer.

  • Think back to the Bush-Kerry race of 2004, the Thrilla in Vanilla.

  • How far has Congress really evolved on race when in 50 years it has gone from one black senator to two?

  • If Congress accurately reflected our nation on the basis of race, about 63 percent would be white, not 80 percent.

  • Each individual race involves an unusual collaboration between researchers, manufacturers, and public-health entities.

  • His hero, Gulliver, discovers race after race of beings who typify the genera in his classification of mankind.

  • Ever since his majority Lord Hetton had annually entered a colt in the great race.

  • Broken crocks should be strewn upon the tray, and on to this is heaped peaty soil mixed with sand.

  • Decide about it, ye that are learned in the ethnographic distinctions of our race—but heaven defend us from the Bourbonnaises!

  • "I'm not proud," replied Davy, provoked at being mixed up with Gobobbles in this way.