contest

noun

/ˈkɒntest/

/ˈkɑːntest/

Idioms

a competition in which people try to win something比赛；竞赛
- to hold a singing/talent contest举行歌唱/才艺比赛
- to enter/win a contest参加/赢得比赛
- in a contest She was awarded the first prize in an essay contest .她在一次作文比赛中获得一等奖。
- contest between A and B It was a close contest between two evenly matched crews.这是两个势均力敌的团队之间的一场势均力敌的比赛。
- contest with somebody He said he had enjoyed the contest with his rival for the title .他说他喜欢和对手争夺冠军。
- contest to do something a contest to win a free tickets to the concert赢得免费音乐会门票的比赛
see also beauty contest, popularity contest
- He won his opening contest against Costa of Argentina.他赢得了与来自阿根廷的科斯塔的首场比赛。
- Jackson has injured his knee and is now out of the contest.杰克逊膝盖受伤，现已退出比赛。
- Sporting contests are held in the arena.体育比赛在运动场举行。
- The New Zealanders are looking forward to future contests with South Africa.新西兰人盼望着将来同南非进行更多比赛。
- The contest was too one-sided to be exciting.这场比赛太一边倒，没什么意思。
- The contestants are eliminated one by one until the last two compete in a head-to-head contest.参赛选手一个一个被淘汰，最后只剩下两名选手一对一较量。
- The other bidders for the contract complained that it had not been a fair contest.其他合同投标人抱怨这不是公平竞争。
- They won the doubles contest against the Williams sisters.她们在双打比赛中赢了威廉姆斯姐妹。
- This contest is wide open: any of half a dozen teams could win it.这场竞赛胜负难料，其中 6 个队都有机会获胜。
- the contest between these two great boxers这两名伟大的拳击手之间的比赛
- She's the favourite for this year's Eurovision Song Contest.她是本年度欧洲电视歌曲大赛的热门儿。
- To enter the contest, simply send an email to this address…要参加比赛，只须发送电邮至以下地址⋯
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- close
- equal
- even
- …
verb + contest
- have
- hold
- run
- …
contest + verb
- take place
preposition
- during a/the contest
- in a/the contest
- out of a/the contest
- …
phrases
- a contest of skills
- a contest of strength
- be no contest
- …
a struggle to gain control or power（控制权或权力的）争夺，竞争
- the leadership/presidential contest领导力/总统竞选
- in a contest Both parties are predicting victory in this close contest.两党都预测在这场势均力敌的竞争中获胜。
- contest for something a contest for the leadership of the party争夺政党的领导权
- contest between A and B a contest between traditional and liberal views传统观点和自由观点之间的冲突。
- contest with somebody It looks like being a close-fought contest with the Conservatives.这看起来像是与保守党的一场势均力敌的较量。
- contest to do something the contest to gain control of the party争夺党的控制权
Wordfinder
- candidate
- constituency
- contest
- democracy
- election
- majority
- manifesto
- poll
- referendum
- swing vote
- During the election contest newspapers are not allowed to publish public opinion polls.竞选期间不允许报纸刊登民意测验结果。
- In the animal kingdom intruders usually lose contests over territories.在动物王国里，入侵者通常在领地争夺中被击败。
Topics Politicsb2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- close
- equal
- even
- …
verb + contest
- have
- hold
- run
- …
contest + verb
- take place
preposition
- during a/the contest
- in a/the contest
- out of a/the contest
- …
phrases
- a contest of skills
- a contest of strength
- be no contest
- …

词源late 16th cent. (as a verb in the sense ‘swear to, attest’): from Latin contestari ‘call upon to witness, initiate (by calling witnesses)’, from con- ‘together’ + testare ‘to witness’. The senses ‘wrangle, struggle for’ arose in the early 17th cent., which gave rise to the current noun and verb senses.

Idioms

be no contest

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（表示竞争中的一方过于强大或出色）完全不是对手，毫无竞争可言Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2

contest

verb

/kənˈtest/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they contest	/kənˈtest/ /kənˈtest/
he / she / it contests	/kənˈtests/ /kənˈtests/
past simple contested	/kənˈtestɪd/ /kənˈtestɪd/
past participle contested	/kənˈtestɪd/ /kənˈtestɪd/
-ing form contesting	/kənˈtestɪŋ/ /kənˈtestɪŋ/

contest something to take part in a competition, election, etc. and try to win it争取赢得（比赛、选举等）
- Three candidates contested the leadership.有三位候选人角逐领导权。
- The party has decided not to contest this election.该党已决定不参加这次选举。
- Conservatives met to decide who would contest the seat for them at the next election.保守派开会决定谁将在下次选举中为他们争夺席位。
- a hotly/fiercely/keenly contested game (= one in which the players try very hard to win and the scores are close)竞争十分激烈的比赛
- The election was bitterly contested.选举竞争激烈。
- It turned out to be another hotly contested tournament.结果这成了又一场竞争白热化的比赛。
- There were almost 2 000 candidates contesting the remaining 80 positions.几乎有2 000名候选人竞争其余80个职位。
Topics Politicsb2
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- bitterly
- fiercely
- hotly
- …
contest something to formally oppose a decision or statement because you think it is wrong争辩；就…提出异议
- to contest a will (= try to show that it was not correctly made in law)对遗嘱提出质疑
- The divorce was not contested.这桩离婚案没有人提出异议。
- His insurance company decided to contest the claim.他的保险公司决定对索赔提出异议。
- Defence lawyers successfully contested the case.被告律师对这一案件进行了成功的辩护。
- His views on evolution are strongly contested by other scientists.他的进化论观点遭到其他科学家的强烈质疑。
- Her son contested the will, stating that she was not of sound mind when she signed it.她儿子对遗嘱提出了质疑，说她签字时神志不清。
Topics Preferences and decisionsb2
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- fiercely
- hotly
- strongly
- …