contest

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

e.g. They contested the outcome of the race

Synonym: contendrepugn

1. 竞赛;比赛
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.
英国近年的拳击比赛中很少有如此激动人心的。
e.g. ...a writing contest.
写作比赛

2. (权力或控制权的)争夺，竞争
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月举行的州选举将是明年总统竞选前最后一次此类投票选举。
e.g. ...a clear contest between church and state.
教会与政府之间明显的争斗

3. 争取赢得(选举、比赛等);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.
他很快获得了本党提名,角逐大选。
e.g. ...a closely contested regional flower show.
各方争奇斗艳、难分高下的地区花卉展

4. 争辩;对…提出异议
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...
你的前任雇主若对本案存有异议，必须在14天内予以答复。
e.g. Gender discrimination is a hotly contested issue.
性别歧视是一个争论激烈的话题。

1. contest的近义词

1. 比赛：基督徒作家协会(Christian Writer Guild)且推出4C是他们的特色:课程(Courses),大会(Conference), 文学奖比赛(Contest),看稿(Critiques). 看稿师傅的设立,则和我们了解的属灵师傅不同,完全以看稿为主,且是按照页数多少来收费($40/1-5 页,

2. 竞争：证明,证实 联想记忆:考试(test)常常让人着急上火(testy),引人反感(detest),甚至抗议(protest),但是,迄今为止还没有找到比考试更好de办法来进行公平de竞争(contest),从而公平地证明(attest)你我他de实力.

3. contest

3. 竞赛：再如,改变整节课全部由教师讲解的教学形式,而是根据教学内容由教师提出问题,学生进行小组讨论(Pair work,Group Discussion),课文复述(Story Retelling),采访(Interview),辩论(Debate),演讲(Speech),游戏(Game),竞赛(Contest)等形式,让学生乐中

4. 赛：(十) 假如你校学生会(Students' Union)要举办一次英语演讲比赛(contest),请你用英语写一篇书面通知,以便张贴到布告栏上. 通知须包括以下内容: