contest
美 [k?n?test] 
英 [k?n'test]
- n.比賽；競賽；競爭
- v.爭辯；爭取贏得（比賽、選舉等）；就…提出異議
詞形變化
復數：contests 現在分詞：contesting 過去式：contested 反義詞
同義詞
英漢雙解
1. | 比賽；競賽a competition in which people try to win sth |
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| to enter/win/lose a contest 參加╱贏得競賽；競賽失敗 |
2. | ~ (for sth) （控制權或權力的）爭奪，競爭a struggle to gain control or power |
| a contest for the leadership of the party 爭奪政黨的領導權 |
1. | ~ sth 爭取贏得（比賽、選舉等）to take part in a competition, election, etc. and try to win it |
| Three candidates contested the leadership. 有三位候選人角逐領導權。 |
| a hotly/fiercely/keenly contested game(= one in which the players try very hard to win and the scores are close) 競爭十分激烈的比賽 |
2. | ~ sth 爭辯；就…提出異議to formally oppose a decision or statement because you think it is wrong |
| to contest a will(= try to show that it was not correctly made in law) 對遺囑提出質疑 |
| The divorce was not contested. 這樁離婚案沒有人提出異議。 |
習慣用語
be no contest
（表示競爭中的一方過于強大或出色）完全不是對手，毫無競爭可言used to say that one side in a competition is so much stronger or better than the other that it is sure to win easily
英漢解釋
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v. | 3. 爭奪;競爭;爭論 (against, with) |
英英解釋
例句
Friday brought a rooftop barbecue, and Saturday there was an air-guitar contest.
星期五是天臺燒烤，周六則是一場“空氣吉他”比賽。
But others consider it dated, and this year it was edged out of a contest in India by two European planes, one of them the Typhoon.
F-18在今年印度舉行的一次竟標中落選，而由兩家歐洲飛機競逐，其中之一便是“臺風”。
The two fierce rivals, known as the "Battling Begums" and heirs to political dynasties, were freed to contest the long-delayed election.
這兩位宿敵以及兩人政治王朝的繼任者均獲釋，得以參加這次一再推遲的選舉。
Elliott was one of more than 100 Saskatchewan residents to respond to the contest launched by a popular Regina radio show .
有100多個薩斯喀徹溫省居民參加了里賈納市（薩省首府）一個流行廣播節目舉辦的這次競賽，埃利奧特是其中之一。
UK scientists claim speed dating is nothing more than a beauty contest, and is all about looks and not personality.
英國科學家稱，“速配”只不過是一場選美比賽，相貌起主導地位，與性格無關。
He did not win the contest, but says it was a honor just to qualify and to eat next to her.
他沒有贏得比賽，但他說，獲得決賽資格并站在索尼婭旁邊吃東西就是一種榮耀。
One of the king' s men came to Hamlet to tell him about the contest between Hamlet and Laertes the next day.
國王的一位親信來見哈姆雷特，告訴他關于隔天他和萊爾提斯之間的比賽。
The result sometimes seems to be a level of public debate that has become less intelligent and relevant as the contest continues.
結果，隨著競選的持續，這場公開辯論的水平有時看上去已變得缺乏智慧，而且越來越跑題。
The winner of a toilet paper wedding dress contest shows how cheap can be chic with her dress made out of 10 jumbo rolls of bathroom tissue.
一個廁紙婚紗比賽的獲勝者用10卷廁紙制成的婚紗向我們表明：時尚竟可以如此便宜。
Our school is going to hold a sing contest. And I'll sign up for it. It's a good chance to show my sing talent.
我們學校即將舉行一場歌唱比賽。我要報名參加。這是展示我的歌唱才能的好機會。
Whatever the gossip had been, it had died down, and the students now only thought of the contest ahead.
流言蜚語已經漸漸平息了，學生們現在想的只是眼前的對抗賽。
I can't remember the last time I saw Tracy fully extend and contest every shot put up by his opponent.
我不記得我最后一次見到麥蒂充分擴展和每鉛球比賽他的對手了。
There's a contest for a top management position in the company at the moment.
目前，人們正在競爭該公司的一個高層管理職務。
Another would remove a requirement that parties must contest at least three seats at the general election (which the NLD boycotted).
第二，廢除黨派選舉將軍（這為NLD所抵制）時必爭奪至少三個席位的要求；
As Alan Ruskin of the Royal bank of Scotland remarked, this was a contest among the G7 nations to see who could post the worst numbers.
皇家蘇格蘭銀行的AlanRuskin發表評論之后，七國集團就比著是誰先被淘汰出局。
He said the only solution would be a clean second-round contest or some sort of conciliatory deal between Abdullah and Karzai.
他說唯一的解決之道將是一次透明的第二輪選舉，或者在阿卜杜拉和卡爾扎伊之間達成某種和解協議。
It was a very strenuous campaign to get elected cheerleader, you had to go around to the residence halls. It was a popularity contest.
競選啦啦隊隊長非常激烈，你得在宿舍樓里來回奔走拉票，那是知名度的考驗。
The best way to succeed in Oral English contest is to have confidence. But this is often very hard for us.
決勝英語口語比賽的最好的辦法就是自信，而這對我們來說通常是很困難的。
But he said Tsvangirai would be willing to contest a run-off, if the Commission insists one is required.
但是比提說，如果選舉委員會堅持認為有必要進行決選，茨萬吉拉伊將愿意參加。
She recently put the antibiotic powder mitomycin under her lens, as shown in her winning entry in the Small World photo contest.
她最近把抗生素粉末絲裂霉素放到了鏡頭之下，正如這張為她獲得了微小世界照片競賽的勝利入場券所示。
The professor threw off a few remarks at the end of the speech contest.
教授在演講比賽結束時即席說了幾句話。
The contest had started at nine o'clock that morning.
比賽于當日上午9點鐘開始。
True friendship is very difficult to find among those who engage in politics and the contest for office.
在從政爭官的人之間，很難產生真誠的友誼。
We held a jack-o'-lantern carving contest on last year's Halloween.
去年萬圣節我們舉行了一場南瓜燈雕刻比賽。
You just try to contest [me], make every shot a difficult one and try to deny the ball as much as you possibly can.
你得試著和我對抗，使每次投籃都變得艱難，并以最快的速度來斷掉我的球。
The game rule and contest rule are simple and the technology wants is simple too, which make it easy to develop.
游戲規則、比賽規則和技術要求簡單，對場地、網高等要求不高，便于推廣開展。
Idealists might frown that the best 11 years of democracy could throw up is a contest between the incumbent, his deputy and his predecessor.
理想主義者可能會皺眉，印尼最好的11年的民主能夠有結果，完全是現任總統和他的副總統以及他的前任總統之間的競爭。
The two-day contest attracts swimmers from all over the country to the northeast region where it's especially cold this time of year.
為期兩天的比賽吸引了全國各地的冬泳愛好者來到這個東北地區，這里每年這個時候極為寒冷。
She takes her cue from her mother to participate the speech contest.
她聽從她媽媽的勸告，去參加了演講比賽。
So everyone would benefit from a real contest, in which a second candidate gave Ms Lagarde a run for her money.
因此，各方都將得益于一場真正的競賽，讓第二名候選人與拉加德展開競選。
In a contest, your opponent is afraid of you just as you are also afraid of him.
在比賽中，你的對手害怕你就象你也害怕他一樣。
Soon, it was like a contest to see who could be the best spouse, who could give the most love.
很快，就像是一場競賽要看看誰會是最佳伴侶，誰會給出最多的愛。
In honor of our Arctic Photo Contest, we've tapped her to share a few of her photos and comment on her work.
為了紀念我們的北極照片大賽，我們邀請她分享了一些照片和有關她的工作的感悟。
Icahn's botched proxy contest in 2008 was a bit of an embarrassment to watch.
2008年，伊坎的代理權之爭以失敗告終，有點令人難堪。
Don't try to make a contest and fall out with him, otherwise, you will be the only one who gets hurt.
你不要和它較勁，更不要跟它翻臉，否則的話，受傷害的只會是你自己。
Amongst birds, the contest is often of a more peaceful character.
鳥類的斗爭往往比較和平。
Yet Palin, with her fundraising prowess, devoted adherents and superstardom, is poised to enter the 2012 contest at a time of her choosing.
不過在籌款方面戰力高昂并擁有忠誠信徒以及超級明星效應的佩林許諾會在自己選擇的時機參與2012年的競爭。
Contest between men and women, the loser is always a woman. Not because she was not smart, just because she loved him.
男人女人之間的較量，輸家永遠是女人。不是因為她不夠聰明，僅僅是因為她更愛他。
the picture appeared in a magazine, and she went on to win third place in the Miss Shanghai beauty contest, the pinnacle of her career.
照片被等在了雜志上，然后她參加了上海小姐的選美比賽，取得了第三名，那是她事業的巔峰。
Angus: That was nice of him. And it's nice of you to eventually tell us about it. The singing contest was weeks ago.
安格斯：那他太好啦。雷克斯你也太好了，最終告訴我們這事。歌唱比賽已是幾個星期前的事了。
But the contest can sometimes get out of hand, as appears to have happened with Zhang Huijun, dean of the Beijing Film Academy.
但是這樣的競賽有時會失去控制，就像曾經發生在北京電影學院院長張會軍身上的事情那樣。
Although just one game, Saturday's contest led to quite a bit of conjecture about what the playoffs might bring.
即使只是一場比賽，但是周六的比賽帶來了一些推測，那就是季后賽會帶來什么。
Something of a canine fancy dress contest, it takes 2 hours for owners to transform their pets - first with a shear then a quick color job.
該賽事有些類似“小狗化妝比賽”，主人必須在2小時內給自己的愛犬剪毛染色，讓狗狗們“變身”。
Not only did he contest and block Williams' shot then save the ball from going out of bounds, he also perfectly timed when to leave Boozer.
他不僅僅去爭搶，封蓋威廉姆斯的投籃，挽救出界球，還能夠很好的貼住布澤爾。
