contest [動詞] 競爭,角逐;爭辯; [名詞] 爭奪,競爭
contest
['kɔntest,kən'test]
n.競賽, 比賽
vt.駁斥, 爭取
vi.奮鬥
例句與用法:
He got the best of it in the contest.
他在比賽中得勝了。
Tom carried off the first prize in the contest.
湯姆在比賽中獲頭獎。
This football match is an unequal contest.
這場足球賽是一場實力懸殊的比賽。
She won a gold medal for her fine performance in the contest.
她在競賽中成績優異獲金牌。
Although he had only entered the contest for fun, he won first prize.
儘管他參加這次競賽只不過是鬧著玩兒而已,卻贏得了頭獎。
The lawyer contested the claim, and tried to prove that it was false.
律師對那個要求提出異議,併力圖證明它是一種無理的要求。
The contest between France and England for North America ended in victory for England.
法國和英國爭奪北美洲的戰爭以英國的勝利而告終。
The soldiers contested every inch of ground.
士兵們為爭奪每一寸土地而鬥爭。
詞形變化:
形容詞: contestable | 名詞: contestation | 動詞過去式: contested | 動詞過去分詞: contested | 動詞現在分詞: contesting | 動詞第三人稱單數: contests |
英文解釋:
名詞 contest:
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
同義詞:competition
a struggle between rivals
動詞 contest:
to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
以上來源於大辭典