contest

🇺🇸 /ˈkɑːntest/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkɒntest/
頻度
難易度
タグ TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B1
noun
B2

a competition where people try to win

She won first prize in the singing contest.

彼女は歌のコンテストで一等賞を獲得しました。

B2

a fight for control or power

The election contest was very close between the two candidates.

二人の候補者間の選挙戦は非常に接戦でした。

verb
B2

to compete in a contest to win

Many athletes will contest in the Olympic games.

多くのアスリートがオリンピック大会で競います。

B2

to say something is wrong and argue against it

He decided to contest the judge's decision in court.

彼は裁判所で裁判官の決定に異議を唱えることに決めました。

translation

n. 競争, 争い
v. 競う, 異議を唱える

語形変化

Plural contests
Progressive contesting
Past contested
Perfect contested
3rd Present contests