contest
基本释义
- n.比赛,竞赛;争夺,竞争;争论,争执
- v.争辩,提出异议;争取赢得,角逐
词语例句
比赛,竞赛cn.
六级四级Few contests in the recent history of boxing have been as thrilling.
在近期拳击史上没有几场比赛曾如此惊心动魄。
They have allowed me the opportunity to seek jobs in international contests and help me get those jobs.
他们让我有机会在国际比赛中找工作,并帮助我得到了那些工作。
The Ebro Delta, in Spain, famous as a battleground during the Spanish Civil War, is now the setting for a different contest.
西班牙的埃布罗河三角洲曾是西班牙内战期间著名的战场,现在却成了另一场竞赛的战场。
争夺,竞争cn.
The state election in November will be the last such ballot before next year's presidential contest.
11月的州选举将是明年的总统竞选前最后一轮这类投票。
争论,争执cn.
The contest between the two parties is growing.
两个党派之间的争执愈演愈烈。
争辩,提出异议vt.
六级Your former employer has to reply within 14 days in order to contest the case.
你的前雇主得在14天内做出答复以对本案提出抗辩。
The reality is that Antarctica is geopolitically contested.
现实情况是,南极地区存在地缘政治上的争议。
- The contest should be very keenly fought.比赛应该争夺很激烈。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- I'm going to be emceeing a costume contest.我将要主持一场时装比赛。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- Who is adjudicating at this year's contest?今年比赛谁当裁判?来自《牛津词典》
相关短语
- win a contest赢得竞赛
- lose a contest竞赛失败
- contest for争夺
- speech contest演讲比赛
- contest for和...对抗(后接物)
- beauty contest选美比赛
- singing contest歌唱比赛
- contest with争夺
- no contest无赛事;无竞争;不抗辩;无争议
- beauty contest选美活动;选美;选美比赛;选美会
- The Contest灌篮比赛;该比赛;比赛
- Speech Contest演讲比赛;讲演比赛
- Junior Eurovision Song Contest欧洲青少年歌唱大赛;欧洲少年歌手大赛;届欧洲少年歌唱大赛
- Dunk contest扣篮大赛;灌篮大赛
词语扩展
- contest/match/competition
- 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。
- 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。
- content/contrast/context/contest
- contend/rival/contest/compete
词义分布
英英释义
- n.an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
- n.a struggle between rivals
- v.to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
- n.a competition or a game
比赛;竞赛- It was an exciting contest.这是一场精彩的比赛。
词源
- contest比赛con-, 强调。-test, 见证,词源同attest, detest。字面意思即找人来作证的。
- contest竞争,比赛;争论词根词缀: con-共同 + -test-证据,验证
- contestFrom French contester, from Old French, from Latin contestor (“to call to witness”)