单词乎

contest

音标['kɒntest]

汉语翻译

n. 竞赛, 争论
vt. 竞争, 争取, 争辩
vi. 竞争
【经】 竞争, 争办

词型变化

动词过去式:contested 过去分词:contested 现在分词:contesting 第三人称单数:contests 名词:contestation 形容词:contestable 

词意辨析

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。

英语解释

名词 contest:

  1. an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
    同义词:competition
  2. a struggle between rivals

动词 contest:

  1. to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
    同义词:contend, repugn

例句

  1. He got the best of it in the contest.
    他在比赛中得胜了。
  2. Tom carried off the first prize in the contest.
    汤姆在比赛中获头奖。
  3. This football match is an unequal contest.
    这场足球赛是一场实力悬殊的比赛。
  4. She won a gold medal for her fine performance in the contest.
    她在竞赛中成绩优异获金牌。
  5. Although he had only entered the contest for fun, he won first prize.
    尽管他参加这次竞赛只不过是闹著玩儿而已,却赢得了头奖。
  6. The lawyer contested the claim, and tried to prove that it was false.
    律师对那个要求提出异议,并力图证明它是一种无理的要求。
  7. The contest between France and England for North America ended in victory for England.
    法国和英国争夺北美洲的战争以英国的胜利而告终。
  8. The soldiers contested every inch of ground.
    士兵们为争夺每一寸土地而斗争。

详细解释


con.test

n.(名词)
A struggle for superiority or victory between rivals.
竞争:竞争者之间为取得优势或胜利而进行的争夺
A competition, especially one in which entrants perform separately and are rated by judges.See Synonyms at conflict
竞赛:竞赛,尤指参赛各自献技并由评判员进行评判的比赛参见 conflict
v.(动词)
con.test.ed,con.test.ing,con.tests[k…n-tμst., kôn.tμst.]
v.tr.(及物动词)
To compete or strive for.
竞争或为…而奋争
To call into question and take an active stand against; dispute or challenge:
辩驳:对…提出质疑并积极反对;辩驳或向…挑战:
例句:
contest a will.See Synonyms at oppose
对遗嘱的有效性提出异议参见 oppose

v.intr.(不及物动词)
To struggle or compete; contend:
争斗或竞争;争夺:
例句:
contested with other bidders for the antique.
与古董的其他出价人竞争


来源:
Probably from French conteste
可能源自 法语 conteste
from contester [to dispute]
源自 contester [辩驳]
from Old French [to call to witness]
源自 古法语 [请…作证]
from Latin contest3ro
源自 拉丁语 contest3ro
com- [com-]
com- [前缀,表.和.]
testis [witness] * see trei-
testis [见证人] *参见 trei-

【引伸】
contest.able
adj.(形容词)
con.testa.tion

contest.er
n.(名词)

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