contest

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈkɒn.tɛst/|/ˈkɔntɛst/    美 /ˈkɑn.tɛst/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Controversy; debate. uncountable
    — no contest
  2. Struggle for superiority; combat. uncountable
  3. A competition. countable
    — The child entered the spelling contest.
动词 v.
  1. To contend. intransitive
    — I will contest for the open seat on the board.
  2. To call into question; to oppose. transitive
    — The rival contested the dictator's re-election because of claims of voting irregularities.
  3. To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend. transitive
    — The troops contested every inch of ground.
  4. To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist, as a claim, by course of law.

词形变化

contests plural contests present,singular,third-person contesting participle,present contested participle,past contested past

词汇关系

下位词
beauty contest bikini contest cutting contest dick-measuring contest dick-waving contest fashion contest pissing contest popularity contest precontest staring contest subcontest swearing contest talent contest wet t-shirt contest will contest
衍生词
contest competition contest shape no contest contestability contestable contestation contestee contestible recontest

词源

词源 1
PIE word
*tréyes
From French contester, from Old French, from Latin contestor (“to call to witness”).
词源 2
PIE word
*tréyes
From French contester, from Old French, from Latin contestor (“to call to witness”).
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