contest
英 [ˈkɒntest] 美 [ˈkɑntest]

vt.

竞争，为…而奋争；辩驳；

vi.

争斗；竞争；争夺；

n.

比赛；竞赛；搏斗；

变形

复数：contests过去式：contested过去分词：contested现在分词：contesting第三人称单数：contests

双语释义

v.(动词)

1. vi. & vt. 争夺,竞争 fight for; struggle for; compete for

n.(名词)

1. [C]比赛,竞赛,竞争competition
2. [C]搏斗,争论,纷争contention

英英释义

contest

• n.
  • an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

    同义词：competition

  • a struggle between rivals
• v.to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation

  "They contested the outcome of the race"

  同义词：contendrepugn

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

• contest sb's claim on the property驳倒某人对财产的要求
• contest an election争取选举获胜
• contest every inch of land寸土必争
• contest an issue争论问题
• contest a match比赛竞争
• contest a passage争夺道路
• contest the prize争夺奖品
• contest a seat争夺席位
• contest a statement驳斥某一说法
• contest a will对遗嘱提出异议

～+副词

• contest bitterly辛苦地斗争
• contest ceaselessly无休止地斗争
• contest diplomatically外交斗争
• contest dramatically戏剧性地斗争
• contest hotly激烈地争夺
• contest successfully成功地驳倒
• contest violently残暴地竞争

～+介词

• contest against the best runners与最优秀的赛跑选手竞争
• contest against a person与某人争论,与某人竞争

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• begin a contest开始比赛
• end a contest结束比赛
• enter contest参加比赛
• hold〔run, stage〕 the contest举行比赛
• inaugurate a contest发起一场竞赛
• organize a contest组织一场竞赛
• watch a contest观看比赛
• win a contest赢得比赛

形容词+～

• bitter contest激烈的竞争
• decisive contest决赛
• musical contest音乐比赛
• violent contest粗暴的争夺

名词+～

• beauty contest选美比赛
• composition prize contest作文评奖比赛
• poetry〔recitation〕 contest诗歌比赛
• speechcontest演讲比赛
• essay contest论文比赛

介词+～

• in the contest在争论中

～+介词

• contest against an opponent与对手的竞争
• contest among〔between〕…之间的竞赛
• contest at boxing拳击比赛
• contest for争夺…的比赛
• contest upon the question of对…问题的争论

词组短语

speech contest演讲比赛

contest for和...对抗（后接物）

beauty contest选美比赛

singing contest歌唱比赛

contest with争夺

no contest无赛事；无竞争；不抗辩；无争议

close contest势均力敌的竞争(指竞选等)

enter the contest加入竞赛；参加比赛

fishing contest钓鱼比赛

更多收起词组短语

同近义词辨析

contest, match, competition

这组词都有“比赛，竞争”的意思，其区别是：

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。

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。

content, contrast, context, contest

content内容；

contrast对比，差异；

context上下文

contest比赛，竞赛；

contend, rival, contest, compete

这组词都有“竞争”的意思，其区别是：

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。

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。

contest指为争夺土地、阵地、权力或荣誉等而展开的竞争。

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。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. She won a gold medal for her fine performance in the contest.
   她在竞赛中成绩优异获金牌。
2. This football match is an unequal contest.
   这场足球赛是一场实力悬殊的比赛。
3. Janet said she is thinking about attending a KTV contest.
   珍妮说她正考虑参加一个KTV歌唱比赛。

用作及物动词(vt.)

1. I intend to contest the judge's decision in another court.
   我准备下次开庭时反驳法官的判决。
2. We would hotly contest this idea.
   我们猛烈地批驳这一观点。
3. The soldiers contested every inch of ground.
   士兵们为争夺每一寸土地而斗争。

权威例句

...Gender and Sexuality in the Colonial Contest
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Modulation of aggressive behaviour by fighting experience: mechanisms and contest outcomes.
Contest and scramble competition: patterns of female aggression and ranging behavior among primates