RACE1 people of a particular race or nationality2 relating to race3 when people are treated badly because of their race4 someone who believes that their race is better than other races5 when people of different races come together or are kept apartRELATED WORDSsports race 体育比赛SPORT/GAMEsee alsoCOUNTRYPREJUDICED1 people of a particular race or nationality 某一种族或民族的人race /reɪs/ [countable/uncountable noun]one of the main groups of people in the world, who have the same colour of skin and physical appearance as each other 人种，种族 People should be treated equally, regardless of their race, age, or sex. 人们应该平等相待，不分种族、年龄或性别。 people of all races and religions 各种族和宗教的人 Studies are under way to find out why men of some races are more prone to some forms of cancer than others. 对为何有些种族的男性比其他种族的更容易患某些类型的癌症，目前正在进行研究。race relationsthe relationship between people of different races 种族关系 The group is working to improve race relations in our cities. 该团体正致力于改善我们城市中的种族关系。colourBritish/colorAmerican /ˈkʌləʳ/ [countable noun]thecolour of someone's skin, which shows which race they belong to, especially whether they are black or white 〔显示种族的〕肤色〔尤指黑人或白人〕 People of all colors and nationalities were at the ceremony. 不同肤色、不同国籍的人都参加了这次庆典活动。 You can't judge people by the colour of their skin. 你不能根据肤色来判断人。ethnicity /eθˈnɪsɪti, eθˈnɪsəti/ [countable/uncountable noun]one of the group of people of a particular race or nationality who live in a place where there are other races or nationalities 〔住在一个地方的〕种族，民族 I couldn't tell her ethnicity from her last name. 我无法根据她的姓说出她是什么种族的。 Ethnicity should not be a factor in hiring decisions. 种族不应成为用人决策的决定因素。 The Bay Area is a place where people of many ethnicities live together in relative harmony. 海湾区有许多不同种族的人比较和谐地生活在一起。ethnic /ˈeθnɪk/ [adjective only before noun]ethnic group/ethnic minoritya group of people of a particular race or nationality living in a place where most other people are of a different race 族群/少数民族 The Indonesians of the city form a distinct ethnic group. 城里的印度尼西亚人形成一个截然不同的族群。 In the large cities of Africa, where different ethnic groups with many different languages are thrown together, people communicate in English or Swahili. 非洲的大城市里居住着不同的民族，说着许多不同的语言，大家就用英语或斯瓦希里语沟通。ethnic origin/backgroundthe ethnic group that someone belongs to 种族本源/背景 fighting in Bosnia between people from different ethnic backgrounds 不同种族背景的人之间在波斯尼亚进行的战斗 In California it is illegal to refuse to do business with someone because of their race or ethnic origin. 在加州，因某人的种族或民族出身而拒绝和他做生意是违法的。ethnically [adverb] There is probably no major public university campus quite as racially and ethnically diverse as the University of California. 在主要的公立大学中，也许没有哪一所能像加州大学那样容纳了这么多不同种族和民族的学生。2 relating to race 与种族有关的racial /ˈreɪʃəl/ [adjective only before noun]racial discrimination/prejudice/violence/attackwhen people are treated unfairly or attacked because of their race 种族歧视/偏见/暴力/攻击 Some people complained of racial discrimination in the way housing was allocated. 有些人投诉在分配住宅的方式上有种族歧视。 Racial violence used to be commonplace on the streets of the city. 过去种族暴力在该城的街头是司空见惯的。racial harmonywhen people of different races live together peacefully, and without any problems 种族和谐 In Jamaica black and white people have lived together in racial harmony for many years. 在牙买加，黑人和白人多年来一直和谐共处。racial profilingthe practice of police stopping some people only because of their race 种族歧视性拦检 Local police deny that have used racial profiling when stopping motorists. 当地警察否认在拦下驾车者检查时带有种族歧视。racially [adverb] Kolbe grew up a vibrant, racially integrated quarter of Cape Town. 科勒贝慢慢发展成开普敦的一个充满活力、各种族关系融洽的地区。racially motivated Police suspect that the attack could be racially motivated. 警方怀疑这次袭击事件可能是由种族问题引致的。ethnic /ˈeθnɪk/ [adjective only before noun]ethnic divisions/unrest/violencedivisions, problems etc between groups of people of different races, or with different customs, living in the same place, especially when one group is smaller than the other 种族分裂/骚乱/暴力〔指住在同一地方的种族〕 Hundreds of people have been killed in the recent ethnic violence. 在最近一次种族暴力事件中有数百人丧生。 Ethnic unrest is spreading throughout the south-western republics of the former Soviet Union. 种族骚乱正波及前苏联西南部的各共和国。ethnic cleansingwhen people are forced to leave their homes because of their ethnic group 种族清洗 Reports of ethnic cleansing in former Yugoslavia forced the European states and the US into taking action. 关于该国种族清洗的报道迫使欧洲国家和美国采取行动。multiracial/multicultural /ˌmʌltɪˈreɪʃəl◂, ˌmʌltiˈkʌltʃərəl◂/ [adjective only before noun]amultiracial ormulticultural society, school, community etc is one in which people from several different races live together or work together, especially in a friendly way 多种族的/多元文化的〔社会、学校、社区等，尤指友好地一起生活或工作〕 Britain became a multiracial society in the 1960s and 70s, after large-scale immigration from the West Indies and the Indian subcontinent. 20世纪60年代和70年代，西印度群岛和印度次大陆的人大规模移民到英国，使英国成了一个多种族社会。 a vibrant, multicultural neighborhood 一个生机勃勃、多元文化的街区interracial /ˌɪntəˈreɪʃəl◂/ [adjective only before noun]between people of different races 不同种族之间的 The danger of an interracial war in South Africa still exists. 在南非，种族战争的危险依然存在。 There has to be fairness and justice for black people before you can achieve a spirit of interracial harmony. 若想达到种族和睦，就必须平等公正地对待黑人。interracial marriage Interracial marriages are common in England these days. 如今在英格兰，种族间通婚是很普遍的。cosmopolitan /ˌkɒzməˈpɒlɪtən◂, ˌkɒzməˈpɒlətən◂ǁˌkɑːzməˈpɑː-/ [adjective]acosmopolitan city, district, society etc is one in which people of many different races and nationalities live or go, which is therefore lively and interesting 国际性的〔都市、地区、社会等〕 Istanbul is a great cosmopolitan city, situated between East and West. 伊斯坦布尔是一个国际大都市，坐落在东西方之间。 She grew up in an apartment in a cosmopolitan district of Chicago. 她在芝加哥一个国际性区域的一套公寓里长大。 The thing I like most about living in London is that it's so cosmopolitan. 住在伦敦令我最喜欢的是这座城市非常国际性。mixed marriage /ˌmɪkst ˈmærɪdʒ/ [countable/uncountable noun]marriage between people of different races 不同种族间的婚姻，异族通婚 Mixed marriages are becoming more and more commonplace. 不同种族间通婚越来越普遍了。3 when people are treated badly because of their race 人们因种族原因而受到不好的对待racism /ˈreɪsɪzəm/ [uncountable noun]unfair treatment of people because of their race 种族歧视；种族偏见 The company has been accused of racism after firing three Algerian workers. 该公司因解雇了三名阿尔及利亚工人而被指责有种族歧视。 the struggle against racism in our society 我们社会中反对种族偏见的斗争institutionalized racismracism that has happened for so long in a society or organization, that it has become accepted as normal 习以为常的种族歧视 Institutionalized racism pervaded British society, and immigrant workers found themselves in unskilled jobs and with low social status. 习以为常的种族歧视在英国社会盛行，外来移民工人发觉自己都在做非技术性工作，社会地位低下。racist /ˈreɪsɪst, ˈreɪsəst/ [adjective]racist statements, jokes, behaviour, or opinions are based on a dislike of people from other races and a feeling that your race is better than others 种族主义的，带有种族歧视的 racist attitudes 种族主义态度 a comedian well known for his racist and sexist jokes 一个以其带有种族歧视和性别歧视的笑话而出名的喜剧演员 An African-American friend told me that she is subjected to racist behavior every day - at work, in the mall, in the park. 一名非裔美国朋友告诉我，她每天都受到种族歧视的对待—在工作场所、在商场内、在公园里都是如此。4 someone who believes that their race is better than other races 认为自己的种族比其他种族优越的人racist /ˈreɪsɪst, ˈreɪsəst/ [countable noun]someone who believes that their race is much better than other races - use this to show disapproval 种族主义者〔表示贬义〕 The minister denied that he was a racist, but called for tougher controls on immigration. 部长否认自己是种族主义者，但要求对移民实施更强硬的控制。racist [adjective] racist organizations like the British National Party and Combat 18 像英国民族党和十八战斗团这样的种族主义团体white supremacist /ˌwaɪt səˈpreməsst/ [countable noun]someone who believes that white people are better than other races and that other races should be kept at a lower level 白人至上主义者 Many white supremacists have chosen to set up compounds in unpopulated areas of the American West. 许多白人至上主义者选择在美国西部无人居住的地区建立聚居地。5 when people of different races come together or are kept apart 不同种族的人融合或隔离integration /ˌɪntɪˈgreɪʃən, ˌɪntəˈgreɪʃən/ [uncountable noun]the bringing or coming together of people of different races so that they live and work peacefully together 种族融合 In the 1960s the government passed a law to promote racial integration in schools. 20世纪60年代政府通过一项法令，以促进学校里的种族融合。 Members of extreme right wing parties are completely opposed to the integration of blacks into white South African society. 极端右翼党派的成员完全反对让黑人融入南非的白人社会。integrated /ˈɪntɪgreɪtəd, ˈɪntəgreɪtəd/ [adjective] Aru was a perfectly integrated society.one in which all the different races lived and worked together peacefully. 阿鲁是一个各种族完全融合的社会。segregation /ˌsegrɪˈgeɪʃən/ [uncountable noun]keeping people of different races apart and making them live, work, or study separately, especially because one race believes that it is better than the other 种族隔离〔尤因一个种族认为自己比其他种族优越〕 The US Supreme Court ruled in 1954 that segregation in schools was unconstitutional. 美国最高法院在1954年裁定在学校内实行种族隔离是违反宪法的。 Legal segregation may be gone, but the idea of segregation survives, as middle class black families shun white areas, preferring to live in suburbs of their own. 法律上的种族隔离也许是不存在了，但种族隔离的观念仍未消失，黑人中产阶级家庭会避开白人住宅区，宁愿住在自己人聚居的郊区。segregated /ˈsegrɪgeɪtɪd, ˈsegrɪgeɪtəd/ [adjective] Segregated restaurants are no longer allowed. 餐厅不得再实行种族隔离。