contest
n. 竞赛, 争论 vt. 竞争, 争取, 争辩 vi. 竞争
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教材释义与例句
竞赛；争夺；争论
争辩；质疑
竞争；争辩
释义与例句
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1.
Controversy; debate.
争论
不可数 可数no contest
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2.
Struggle for superiority; combat.
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A competition.
竞赛
比赛
可数 不可数The child entered the spelling contest.
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1.
To contend.
不及物I will contest for the open seat on the board.
1684-1690, Thomas Burnet, Sacred Theory of the Earth As for the difficulty or obscurity of an argument, that does but add to the pleasure.of contesting with it when there are hopes of victory
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2.
To call into question; to oppose.
及物The rival contested the dictator's re-election because of claims of voting irregularities.
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3.
To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.
及物The troops contested every inch of ground.
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4.
To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist, as a claim, by course of law.
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词源
PIE word *tréyes From French contester, from Old French, from Latin contestor (“to call to witness”).
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