contest
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A contest is a competition or game that people try to win. 競賽; 比賽
Few contests in the recent history of boxing have been as thrilling. 在近期拳擊史上沒有幾場比賽曾如此驚心動魄。
2. N-COUNT A contest is a struggle to win power or control. 爭奪
The state election in November will be the last such ballot before next year's presidential contest. 11月的州選擧將是明年的縂統競選前最後一輪這類投票。
3. V-T If you contest a statement or decision, you object to it formally because you think it is wrong or unreasonable. 對…提出抗辯
Your former employer has to reply within 14 days in order to contest the case. 你的前雇主得在14天內做出答複以對本案提出抗辯。
4. V-T If someone contests an election or competition, they take part in it and try to win it. 蓡加 (競選或比賽)[英國英語]
He quickly won his party's nomination to contest the elections. 他迅速贏得了其黨派的提名來蓡加競選。
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contest (contesting,contested,contests)
名詞讀作ˈkɒntɛst。動詞讀作kənˈtɛst。
剑桥词典
- The winner of tonight's talent contest will be decided by clapometer .
- Both sides played well - it was a very even contest.
- It's a real feather in our cap to be representing Britain in this contest.
- She is one of the front-runners in the contest.
- The organizers say it's a fair contest but who knows what goes on backstage ?
- The party leadership contest has let the genie of change out of the bottle .
- After a bitter contest, he became party leader . 返回 contest
contest noun [C] (COMPETITION)
a competition to do better than other people , usually in which prizes are given比賽；競賽
a dance /sports contest 舞蹈／躰育比賽
She's won a lot of beauty contests. 她多次在選美大賽中獲勝。
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contest noun [C] (ATTEMPT)
an attempt , usually against difficulties, to win an election or to get power or control
（爲贏得選擧或權力而進行的）爭取，爭奪
The contest for the leadership of the party was very bitter . 該黨領袖職務的競選爭奪非常激烈。
The primary in Iowa is the first contest for the Republican nomination . 愛荷華州的初選是爭奪共和黨提名候選人的第一站。
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