contest
英 ['kɒntest]
美[kən'tɛst]
- vt. 争辩;提出质疑
- vi. 竞争;争辩
- n. 竞赛;争夺;争论
实用场景例句
- a singing contest
- 歌咏比赛
牛津词典
- a talent contest
- 新秀大奖赛
牛津词典
- to enter/win/lose a contest
- 参加 / 赢得竞赛;竞赛失败
牛津词典
- a contest for the leadership of the party
- 争夺政党的领导权
牛津词典
- Three candidates contested the leadership.
- 有三位候选人角逐领导权。
牛津词典
- 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
牛津词典
- to contest a will (= try to show that it was not correctly made in law)
- 对遗嘱提出质疑
牛津词典
- The divorce was not contested.
- 这桩离婚案没有人提出异议。
牛津词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...a writing contest.
- 写作比赛
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...a clear contest between church and state.
- 教会与政府之间明显的争斗
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...a closely contested regional flower show.
- 各方争奇斗艳、难分高下的地区花卉展
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Gender discrimination is a hotly contested issue.
- 性别歧视是一个争论激烈的话题。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- For a first bookable offence.
- 第一次故意(严重)犯规(需记载的犯规).
期刊摘选
- Her misspelling of that word eliminated her from the contest.
- 因为她把那个单词写错了,所以不能参加比赛.
《简明英汉词典》
- The other bidders for the contract complained that it had not been a fair contest.
- 其他竞标人抱怨说该合同的竞标不公平.
《简明英汉词典》
- Are you going to enter yourself for the contest?
- 你打算报名参加比赛 吗 ?
《简明英汉词典》
- The likely out come of the contest varies from moment to moment.
- 比赛结果可能每分钟都在变化.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- He has easily won the preliminary contest for the high jump.
- 他轻松地通过了跳高预赛.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- A s he was not reconciled to his defeat, he was determined to try again in the next contest.
- 他不甘心这次失败, 决心在下次比赛中再作努力.
《简明英汉词典》
- Her withdrawal from the contest was a tactical manoeuvre.
- 她退出比赛是一个战术策略.
《简明英汉词典》
- This is man's contest with nature.
- 这是人与大自然的搏斗.
《简明英汉词典》
- We entered a fishing contest.
- 我们参加了钓鱼比赛.
《简明英汉词典》
- She had to contest against a very strong opponent for the championship.
- 她必须与强劲的对手手角逐冠军.
《简明英汉词典》
- In a reading contest, his daughter carried away the bell.
- 在一次朗读比赛中, 他的女儿得胜了.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
同义词辨析
compete, contend, contest, rival
这些动词均可表示"竞争"之意。
compete: 普通用词,含义广泛。既可指体育活动等活动中争取优胜的相互竞争,也可指为了自己的利益与他人竞争。
contend: 指为战胜或击败对手进行不懈努力,强调拼搏。也可指口头上进行有对立情绪或严重分歧的争论。
contest: 指为争夺土地、阵地、权力或荣誉等而展开的竞争。
rival: 指在两方或多方的竞争或比赛中,谁都想战胜或比得上对手。
competition, contest, match
这些名词均有"比赛,竞争"之意。
competition: 多指体育运动中的各项比赛、角逐,也指知识、技巧等方面的竞赛。
contest: 多指在音乐、书法、演讲等方面所进行的比赛或竞争。其结果,由评判委员会裁决。
match: 通常指体育运动项目的比赛,隐含势均力敌意味。