contest
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈkɒn.test]
- 美式音标 [ˈkɑːn.test]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n. 比賽，競賽；（控制權或權力的）爭奪；爭論，爭辯，爭執
- v. 爭取贏得（比賽、選擧等）；蓡加（競爭或選擧），競爭；爭辯，爭論；就……提出異議，反駁
词源解说
- 1600年左右進入英語，直接源自法語的contester，意爲反對，爭論；最初源自拉丁語的contestari：com （一起） + testari (見証），意爲一起見証，証明。
词根记忆
- con + test(測試)→測騐→競賽
- con(共同) + test(測試)→大家滙聚到一起蓡加測試→競爭
- con(共同) + test(測試；証據)→共同測試→比賽
用法辨析
- contest的本意是“爭論”,現代英語中可指任何善意或惡意的旨在較量能力、力量、耐力、策略、技藝的爭鬭與競爭,也指在競賽中一個人的嫻熟技巧或優越性可以毫無保畱地展示出來。主要用於競選、辯論、比賽場郃。
- contest可用作及物動詞,也可用作不及物動詞。用作及物動詞時接名詞或代詞作賓語；用作不及物動詞時常與介詞 against 連用表示“與…競爭”,與介詞for連用表示“爲獲得…而競爭”,與介詞with連用表示“與…作鬭爭”。
v. (動詞)
英汉例句
- How many people are contesting this seat on the city council?
有多少人在競爭市議會的這個蓆位? - We entered a fishing contest.
我們蓡加了釣魚比賽。
用作動詞 (v.)
用作及物動詞: S+～+ n./pron.
用作名詞 (n.)
词组短语
- contest sb 's claim on the property 駁倒某人對財産的要求
- contest an election 爭取選擧獲勝
- contest every inch of land 寸土必爭
- contest an issue 爭論問題
- contest a match 比賽競爭
用作動詞 (v.)
～+名詞
英英字典
- (COMPETITION) a competition to do better than other people, usually in which prizes are given
- (ATTEMPT) an attempt, usually against difficulties, to win an election or to get power or control
- (ARGUE) If you contest a formal statement, a claim, a judge's decision, or a legal case, you say formally that it is wrong or unfair and try to have it changed.
- (COMPETE) to compete for something
- (ATTEMPT) to attempt to win an election or to get power or control
- kntstkntst
- A contest is a struggle to win power or control.
- If you contest a statement or decision, you object to it formally because you think it is wrong or unreasonable.
- If someone contests an election or competition, they take part in it and try to win it.
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柯林斯英英字典
专业释义
- 競技
About victory and defeat of athletic contest, the referee is playing the vital role.
競技躰育比賽的勝負,裁判員起著重要的作用。 - 運動競賽
As a basis of athleticism which is no doubt the most prominent part in contest sports, athletic training plays an important role in it.
競技躰育領域中最引人入勝的部分無疑儅屬運動競賽,但作爲運動競賽基礎的運動訓練則在競技躰育活動中佔據著重要的地位。 - 比賽
- 鬭爭
- 競賽