The noun is pronounced /'k?ntest/. The verb is pronounced /k?n'test/. 名詞讀作 /'k?ntest/，動(dòng)詞讀作 /k?n'test/。
1. 競賽;比賽 A contest is a competition or game in which people try to win.
e.g. Few contests in the recent history of British boxing have been as thrilling. 英國近年的拳擊比賽中很少有如此激動(dòng)人心的。 e.g. ...a writing contest. 寫(xiě)作比賽
2. (權力或控制權的)爭奪，競爭 A contest is a struggle to win power or control.
e.g. The state election due in November will be the last such ballot before next year's presidential contest... 定于11月舉行的州選舉將是明年總統競選前最后一次此類(lèi)投票選舉。 e.g. ...a clear contest between church and state. 教會(huì )與政府之間明顯的爭斗
3. 爭取贏(yíng)得(選舉、比賽等);角逐 If someone contests an election or competition, they take part in it and try to win it.
e.g. He quickly won his party's nomination to contest the elections. 他很快獲得了本黨提名,角逐大選。 e.g. ...a closely contested regional flower show. 各方爭奇斗艷、難分高下的地區花卉展
4. 爭辯;對…提出異議 If you contest a statement or decision, you object to it formally because you think it is wrong or unreasonable.
contest的意思
e.g. Your former employer has to reply within 14 days in order to contest the case... 你的前任雇主若對本案存有異議，必須在14天內予以答復。 e.g. Gender discrimination is a hotly contested issue. 性別歧視是一個(gè)爭論激烈的話(huà)題。
contest英英釋義
noun
1. a struggle between rivals
2. an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
Synonym: competition
verb
1. to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation