contest
contest 英 [ˈkɒntest] 美 [ˈkɑntest]
v. 竞争，竞赛；质疑
进行时:contesting 过去式:contested 过去分词:contested 第三人称单数:contests 名词复数:contests
- A contest is a struggle to determine who's tops –- you might wrestle an alligator in a contest of brute strength versus strategy. You can also enter a contest — a yodeling contest or a cake-decorating contest, depending on your talents.
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- v. 竞争，竞赛；质疑
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1. a singing contest
歌咏比赛
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2. a talent contest
新秀大奖赛
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3. to enter/win/lose a contest
参加╱赢得竞赛；竞赛失败
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4. a contest for the leadership of the party
争夺政党的领导权
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5. Three candidates contested the leadership.
有三位候选人角逐领导权。
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6. The divorce was not contested.
这桩离婚案没有人提出异议。
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7. to contest a will (= try to show that it was not correctly made in law)
对遗嘱提出质疑
- contest (n.) "strife; struggle for victory or superiority; an amicable contest for a prize, etc.," 1640s, from contest (v.).
- contest (v.) c. 1600, "fight or do battle for, strive to win or hold," from French contester "dispute, oppose," from Latin contestari (litem) "to call to witness, bring action," from assimilated form of com "with, together" (see con-) + testari "to bear witness," from testis "a witness," (see testament).
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