contest

🇺🇸 /ˈkɑːntest/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkɒntest/
詞頻
難度
標籤 TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B1
noun
B2

a competition where people try to win

She won first prize in the singing contest.

她在歌唱比賽中贏得了一等獎。

B2

a fight for control or power

The election contest was very close between the two candidates.

兩位候選人之間的選舉競爭非常激烈。

verb
B2

to compete in a contest to win

Many athletes will contest in the Olympic games.

許多運動員將在奧運會上角逐。

B2

to say something is wrong and argue against it

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

他決定在法庭上對法官的判決提出異議。

translation

n. 比賽, 爭奪
v. 競爭, 質疑

詞形變化

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