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. 比赛，竞赛；（控制权或权力的）争夺；争论，争辩，争执
- v. 争取赢得（比赛、选举等）；参加（竞争或选举），竞争；争辩，争论；就……提出异议，反驳
词源解说
- 1600年左右进入英语，直接源自法语的contester，意为反对，争论；最初源自拉丁语的contestari：com （一起） + testari (见证），意为一起见证，证明。
词根记忆
- con + test(测试)→测验→竞赛
- con(共同) + test(测试)→大家汇聚到一起参加测试→竞争
- con(共同) + test(测试；证据)→共同测试→比赛
用法辨析
- contest的本意是“争论”,现代英语中可指任何善意或恶意的旨在较量能力、力量、耐力、策略、技艺的争斗与竞争,也指在竞赛中一个人的娴熟技巧或优越性可以毫无保留地展示出来。主要用于竞选、辩论、比赛场合。
- contest可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时接名词或代词作宾语；用作不及物动词时常与介词 against 连用表示“与…竞争”,与介词for连用表示“为获得…而竞争”,与介词with连用表示“与…作斗争”。
v. (动词)
英汉例句
- How many people are contesting this seat on the city council?
有多少人在竞争市议会的这个席位? - We entered a fishing contest.
我们参加了钓鱼比赛。
用作动词 (v.)
用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.
用作名词 (n.)
词组短语
- 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
用作动词 (v.)
～+名词
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.
剑桥英英字典
柯林斯英英字典
专业释义
- 竞技
About victory and defeat of athletic contest, the referee is playing the vital role.
竞技体育比赛的胜负,裁判员起着重要的作用。 - 运动竞赛
As a basis of athleticism which is no doubt the most prominent part in contest sports, athletic training plays an important role in it.
竞技体育领域中最引人入胜的部分无疑当属运动竞赛,但作为运动竞赛基础的运动训练则在竞技体育活动中占据着重要的地位。 - 比赛
- 斗争
- 竞赛