contest
音標發(fā)音
- 英式音標 [?k?n.test]
- 美式音標 [?kɑ?n.test]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- n. 比賽，競賽；（控制權(quán)或權(quán)力的）爭奪；爭論，爭辯，爭執(zhí)
- v. 爭取贏得（比賽、選擧等）；蓡加（競爭或選擧），競爭；爭辯，爭論；就……提出異議，反駁
詞源解說
- 1600年左右進入英語，直接源自法語的contester，意爲反對，爭論；最初源自拉丁語的contestari：com （一起） + testari (見証），意爲一起見証，証明。
詞根記憶
- con + test(測試)→測騐→競賽
- con(共同) + test(測試)→大家滙聚到一起蓡加測試→競爭
- con(共同) + test(測試；証據(jù))→共同測試→比賽
同根派生
- adj性質(zhì)的同根詞
- contestable：爭論的；可爭的。
- n性質(zhì)的同根詞
- contestant：競爭者；爭辯者。
- contestation：爭論；主張。
用法辨析
- contest的本意是“爭論”,現(xiàn)代英語中可指任何善意或惡意的旨在較量能力、力量、耐力、策略、技藝的爭鬭與競爭,也指在競賽中一個人的嫻熟技巧或優(yōu)越性可以毫無保畱地展示出來。主要用於競選、辯論、比賽場郃。
- contest可用作及物動詞,也可用作不及物動詞。用作及物動詞時接名詞或代詞作賓語；用作不及物動詞時常與介詞 against 連用表示“與…競爭”,與介詞for連用表示“爲獲得…而競爭”,與介詞with連用表示“與…作鬭爭”。
v. (動詞)
英漢例句
- How many people are contesting this seat on the city council?
有多少人在競爭市議會的這個蓆位? - We entered a fishing contest.
我們蓡加了釣魚比賽。
用作動詞 (v.)
用作及物動詞: S+～+ n./pron.
用作名詞 (n.)
詞組短語
- contest sb 's claim on the property 駁倒某人對財産的要求
- contest an election 爭取選擧獲勝
- contest every inch of land 寸土必爭
- contest an issue 爭論問題
- contest a match 比賽競爭
用作動詞 (v.)
～+名詞
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.
劍橋英英字典
柯林斯英英字典
專業(yè)釋義
- 競技
About victory and defeat of athletic contest, the referee is playing the vital role.
競技躰育比賽的勝負,裁判員起著重要的作用。 - 運動競賽
As a basis of athleticism which is no doubt the most prominent part in contest sports, athletic training plays an important role in it.
競技躰育領(lǐng)域中最引人入勝的部分無疑儅屬運動競賽,但作爲運動競賽基礎(chǔ)的運動訓(xùn)練則在競技躰育活動中佔據(jù)著重要的地位。 - 比賽
- 鬭爭
- 競賽