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relay

/noun ree-ley; verb ree-ley, ri-ley/US // noun ˈri leɪ; verb ˈri leɪ, rɪˈleɪ //

继电器,中继,接力,中转

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a series of persons relieving one another or taking turns; shift.
    • : a fresh set of dogs or horses posted in readiness for use in a hunt, on a journey, etc.
    • : Sports. relay race. a length or leg in a relay race.
    • : Machinery. an automatic control device in which the settings of valves, switches, etc., are regulated by a powered element, as a motor, solenoid, or pneumatic mechanism actuated by a smaller, sensitive element.
    • : Electricity. a device, usually consisting of an electromagnet and an armature, by which a change of current or voltage in one circuit is used to make or break a connection in another circuit or to affect the operation of other devices in the same or another circuit.
    • : U.S. Aerospace. one of an early series of experimental low-altitude, active communications satellites.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    re·layed, re·lay·ing.

    • : to carry forward by or as if by relays: to relay a message.
    • : to provide with or replace by fresh relays.
    • : Electricity. to retransmit by or as if by means of a telegraphic relay.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    re·layed, re·lay·ing.

    • : Electricity. to retransmit a signal or message electronically.

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Examples

  • Digging into the neural pathways behind these differences, the team found that the electro-needle jab on the belly was able to fine-tune the activity of neurons in pain and inflammation-relays between the spleen and the spine.

  • Every week, Thompson drives to Monte Vista Village, relaying cherry-filled packages to a caregiver, while her mom stands outside her door and waves.

  • The signal gets relayed across multiple nearby balloons that transmit it back down to peoples’ phones and other devices.

  • All I can relay is that we will be listening in and reviewing what is said today.

  • The system will relay a much wider range of data than previous tracking technologies, logging not just an animal’s location but also its physiology and environment.

  • When asked how she feels about paving the way for abortion education on the Internet, Steinauer was quick to relay her enthusiasm.

  • Pippa and and her brother are part of a team of eight cyclists, and will be riding three hours a day each in relay.

  • Defendants instead had an assistant relay to Raimondi that Olenicoff had a change of heart about the sculptures.

  • Teams generally race in a relay format with one racer always on the road.

  • He asserts that the CEO admitted to flaws in the system on an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) in October 2013.

  • So he kept on, posting the last of the mermen in his mental relay well away from the city, but swimming upstream himself.

  • At each relay the reporters descended from their carriage and found themselves with Michael.

  • The drop or relay controls a local circuit composed of an open-circuit battery and an ordinary vibrating bell.

  • An ordinary telegraph relay may be used in connection with the closed-circuit alarm.

  • The alarm switches are all connected in series in this case and in circuit with a closed-circuit battery and relay or drop.