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contest n.竞赛；比赛vt.驳斥；争取vi.奋斗 (1) 她在竞赛中成绩优异获金牌。(2) 这场足球赛是一场实力悬殊的比赛。(3) 珍妮说她正考虑参加一个KTV歌唱比赛。(4) 我们猛烈地批驳这一观点。(5) 士兵们为争夺每一寸土地而斗争。 If you're being sued and you respond to the court order saying "no contest," you're saying you're not going to put up a fight. When you put the accent on the second syllable, contest becomes a verb, and it means to dispute something. You lost the election for class president, but you think there was something fishy going on at the ballot box, so you contest the results and ask for a recount.

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英 ['kɒntest] 美 ['kɑːntest] (1) She won a gold medal for her fine performance in the contest.(2) This football match is an unequal contest.(3) Janet said she is thinking about attending a KTV contest.(4) We would hotly contest this idea.(5) The soldiers contested every inch of ground. 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. The noun is pronounced /'kɒntest/. The verb is pronounced /kən'test/. 名词读作  /'kɒntest/，动词读作 /kən'test/。1[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:beauty contest；竞赛；比赛 A contest is a competition or game in which people try to win. 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。...a writing contest.写作比赛2[N-COUNT 可数名词](权力或控制权的)争夺，竞争 A contest is a struggle to win power or control. 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。...a clear contest between church and state.教会与政府之间明显的争斗3[VERB 动词]争取赢得(选举、比赛等)；角逐 If someone contests an election or competition, they take part in it and try to win it.   [V n]  [V-ed]  [mainly BRIT 主英]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。...a closely contested regional flower show.各方争奇斗艳、难分高下的地区花卉展4[VERB 动词]争辩；对…提出异议 If you contest a statement or decision, you object to it formally because you think it is wrong or unreasonable.   [V n]  [V-ed]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。Gender discrimination is a hotly contested issue.性别歧视是一个争论激烈的话题。

英语单词	contest
英美音标	英 ['kɒntest] 美 ['kɑːntest]
中文释义	n.竞赛；比赛 vt.驳斥；争取 vi.奋斗
英语例句	(1) She won a gold medal for her fine performance in the contest. (2) This football match is an unequal contest. (3) Janet said she is thinking about attending a KTV contest. (4) We would hotly contest this idea. (5) The soldiers contested every inch of ground.
中文例句	(1) 她在竞赛中成绩优异获金牌。 (2) 这场足球赛是一场实力悬殊的比赛。 (3) 珍妮说她正考虑参加一个KTV歌唱比赛。 (4) 我们猛烈地批驳这一观点。 (5) 士兵们为争夺每一寸土地而斗争。
vocabulary简明	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.
vocabulary扩展	If you're being sued and you respond to the court order saying "no contest," you're saying you're not going to put up a fight. When you put the accent on the second syllable, contest becomes a verb, and it means to dispute something. You lost the election for class president, but you think there was something fishy going on at the ballot box, so you contest the results and ask for a recount.
柯林斯解释	The noun is pronounced /'kɒntest/. The verb is pronounced /kən'test/. 名词读作 /'kɒntest/，动词读作 /kən'test/。 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:beauty contest ；竞赛；比赛 A contest is a competition or game in which people try to win. 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。 ...a writing contest. 写作比赛 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词](权力或控制权的)争夺，竞争 A contest is a struggle to win power or control. 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。 ...a clear contest between church and state. 教会与政府之间明显的争斗 3 [VERB 动词]争取赢得(选举、比赛等)；角逐 If someone contests an election or competition, they take part in it and try to win it. [V n] [V-ed] [mainly BRIT 主英] 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。 ...a closely contested regional flower show. 各方争奇斗艳、难分高下的地区花卉展 4 [VERB 动词]争辩；对…提出异议 If you contest a statement or decision, you object to it formally because you think it is wrong or unreasonable. [V n] [V-ed] 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。 Gender discrimination is a hotly contested issue. 性别歧视是一个争论激烈的话题。

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