verb, noun
verb [VN]
1 to receive and send on information, news, etc. to sb:
He relayed the message to his boss. * Instructions were relayed to him by phone.
2 to broadcast television or radio signals:
The game was relayed by satellite to audiences all over the world.
词性: noun
1 (also relay race) a race between teams in which each member of the team runs or swims one section of the race:
the 4 ﾗ 100m relay * a relay team / squad * the sprint relay
2 a fresh set of people or animals that take the place of others that are tired or have finished a period of work:
Rescuers worked in relays to save the trapped miners. * The wagons were pulled by relays of horses.
3 an electronic device that receives radio or television signals and sends them on again with greater strength:
a relay station / satellite
