title race
noun[Cusually singular]
uk/ˈtaɪ.təl ˌreɪs/us/ˈtaɪ.t̬əl ˌreɪs/acompetitiontowinaparticularsportstitle(= thepositionyou get bybeatingall otherteamsorcompetitors):
冠军争夺战As the end of theseasonarrives,thetitleraceiswideopen.本赛季已经接近尾声,但冠军争夺战鹿死谁手尚不可知。
Heknowsthispromisesto be one of theclosesttitleracesforyears.他知道这场冠军争夺战是多年来最为白热化的一次。
- Theyledthetitleraceby fivepointsbut it all wentwrongin thespringchampionship.
- Statistically thismeansLancashire must at leastmatchSurrey'spointstallytokeepthetitleracealive.
- Is this the mostexcitingPremiershiptitleracesince the lasttimewe had anything you mightactuallycallatitlerace?
Winners & losers
- also-ran
- champ
- co-champion
- co-leader
- co-winner
- cup holder
- dark horse
- dead
- dead man walkingidiom
- elevator club
- front-runner
- leader
- loser
- match
- record holder
- runner-up
- slam dunk
- superstar
- titleholder
- yo-yo club