contest

英 [ˈkɒntest , kənˈtest]

美 [ˈkɑːntest , kənˈtest]

n.  比赛; 竞赛; (控制权或权力的)争夺，竞争
v.  争取赢得(比赛、选举等); 争辩; 就…提出异议

复数：contests　过去分词：contested　现在分词：contesting　过去式：contested　第三人称单数：contests　

CET4CET6考研IELTSGRETEM4TEM8

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.3919 / COCA.3062

同义词辨析

matchcompetitioncontestgame【导航词义：比赛，竞赛】

习惯用语

n.

be no contest
• （表示竞争中的一方过于强大或出色）完全不是对手，毫无竞争可言
  used to say that one side in a competition is so much stronger or better than the other that it is sure to win easily

牛津词典

noun

• 比赛；竞赛
  a competition in which people try to win sth
  1. a singing contest
     歌咏比赛
  2. a talent contest
     新秀大奖赛
  3. to enter/win/lose a contest
     参加 / 赢得竞赛；竞赛失败
• （控制权或权力的）争夺，竞争
  a struggle to gain control or power
  1. a contest for the leadership of the party
     争夺政党的领导权

verb

• 争取赢得（比赛、选举等）
  to take part in a competition, election, etc. and try to win it
  1. Three candidates contested the leadership.
     有三位候选人角逐领导权。
  2. a hotly/fiercely/keenly contested game (= one in which the players try very hard to win and the scores are close)
     竞争十分激烈的比赛
• 争辩；就…提出异议
  to formally oppose a decision or statement because you think it is wrong
  1. to contest a will (= try to show that it was not correctly made in law)
     对遗嘱提出质疑
  2. The divorce was not contested.
     这桩离婚案没有人提出异议。

柯林斯词典

The noun is pronounced /'kɒntest/. The verb is pronounced /kən'test/. 名词读作 /'kɒntest/，动词读作 /kən'test/。


• See also:Few contests in the recent history of British boxing have been as thrilling....a writing contest.beauty contest
• N-COUNT (权力或控制权的)争夺，竞争
  Acontestis a struggle to win power or control.
  1. The state election due in November will be the last such ballot before next year's presidential contest...
     定于11月举行的州选举将是明年总统竞选前最后一次此类投票选举。
  2. ...a clear contest between church and state.
     教会与政府之间明显的争斗
• VERB 争取赢得(选举、比赛等);角逐
  If someonecontestsan election or competition, they take part in it and try to win it.
  1. He quickly won his party's nomination to contest the elections.
     他很快获得了本党提名,角逐大选。
  2. ...a closely contested regional flower show.
     各方争奇斗艳、难分高下的地区花卉展
• VERB 争辩;对…提出异议
  If youcontesta statement or decision, you object to it formally because you think it is wrong or unreasonable.
  1. Your former employer has to reply within 14 days in order to contest the case...
     你的前任雇主若对本案存有异议，必须在14天内予以答复。
  2. Gender discrimination is a hotly contested issue.
     性别歧视是一个争论激烈的话题。

英英释义

noun

• a struggle between rivals
• an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
  Synonym:competition

verb

• to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
  1. They contested the outcome of the race
  Synonym:contendrepugn

双语例句

• The award for the oratorical contest was made by a jury of nine professors.
  演讲比赛的裁决由九位教授组成的评判委员会作出。
• The Prime Minister is now 64 years old and in all probability this will be the last election that he is likely to contest
  首相现年64岁，这多半将会是他可能参加的最后一次选举了。
• Players are warned, fined and can even be disqualified for unsporting actions in the heat of contest.
  在激烈的竞赛中，缺乏体育道德的选手会被警告、罚款乃至撤销比赛资格。
• Our team led all the others in the contest.
  我们队在比赛中占先。
• This has stripped the contest down to its essentials.
  这就使比赛精简到最基本的环节。
• Gerald was no longer the odds-on favourite to win the contest
  杰拉尔德不再是有望赢得比赛的热门人选。
• It is still a close contest between two leading opposition parties
  这仍然是两大主要反对党之间一场势均力敌的较量。
• Few contests in the recent history of British boxing have been as thrilling.
  英国近年的拳击比赛中很少有如此激动人心的。
• He quickly won his party's nomination to contest the elections.
  他很快获得了本党提名，角逐大选。
• I had to contest with deep-rooted prejudice.
  我得和根深蒂固的偏见作斗争。