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IELTS BNC: 3919 COCA: 3062
contestnoun [ C ]uk/ˈkɒn.test/ us/ˈkɑːn.test/

contest noun [ C ] COMPETITION

B1 a competition to do better than other people, usually in which prizes are given比赛；竞赛

a dance/sports contest舞蹈／体育比赛
She's won a lot of beauty contests.她多次在选美大赛中获胜。

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The winner of tonight's talent contest will be decided by clapometer.

Both sides played well - it was a very even contest.

It's a real feather in our cap to be representing Britain in this contest.

She is one of the front-runners in the contest.

The organizers say it's a fair contest but who knows what goes on backstage?

contest noun [ C ] ATTEMPT

an attempt, usually against difficulties, to win an election or to get power or control（为赢得选举或权力而进行的）争取，争夺

The contest for the leadership of the party was very bitter.该党领袖职务的竞选争夺非常激烈。
The primary in Iowa is the first contest for the Republican nomination.爱荷华州的初选是争夺共和党提名候选人的第一站。

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The party leadership contest has let the genie of change out of the bottle.

After a bitter contest, he became party leader.

contestverb [ T ]uk/kənˈtest/ us/kənˈtest/

contest verb [ T ] ARGUE

If you contest a formal statement, a claim, a judge's decision, or a legal case, you say formally that it is wrong or unfair and try to have it changed.质疑；辩驳；驳斥

We will certainly contest any claims made against the safety of our products.我们肯定会驳斥任何批评我们产品安全性的说法。

contest verb [ T ] COMPETE

to compete for something竞争；争夺；角逐

The medal is being keenly contested by eight gymnasts.八名体操运动员在激烈争夺这枚奖牌。

contest verb [ T ] ATTEMPT

to attempt to win an election or to get power or control争取，争夺（选举胜利或权力）

She could win, since only two people are contesting the seat and the other candidate is very unpopular.她大有希望获胜，因为只有两个人争夺这个位置，而另一个候选人很不得人心。
IELTS BNC: 3919 COCA: 3062
contest

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + CONTEST | CONTEST + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤close, equal, even, tight勢均力敵的角逐➤closely fought, hard-fought激烈的比賽；艱難的角逐▸➤one-sided, unequal (BrE) 一邊倒的比賽◇The contest was too one-sided to be exciting.這場比賽太一邊倒，沒什麼意思。➤open勝負難料的比賽◇This contest is wide open: any of half a dozen teams could win it.這場競賽勝負難料，其中 6 個隊都有機會獲勝。➤fair公平的角逐◇The other bidders for the contract complained that it had not been a fair contest.其他競標人抱怨該合同的競標不公平。➤exciting, good, great, real, thrilling激動人心的比賽；精彩的比賽；盛大的賽事；真正的較量；扣人心弦的比賽▸➤bitter激烈的較量▸➤head-to-head一對一的較量◇The contestants are eliminated one by one until the last two compete in a head-to-head contest.參賽選手一個一個被淘汰，最後只剩下兩名選手一對一較量。➤global, international, local, national, regional全球／國際／地方／全國／地區賽事▸➤election, electoral, gubernatorial, leadership, political, presidential, primary競選；州長競選；領導層競選；政治選舉；總統競選；初期競選▸➤beauty, popularity, song, talent選美／人氣／歌詠／才藝比賽▸➤athletic, sporting, sports (especially NAmE) 田徑比賽；體育競賽VERB + CONTEST➤have, hold, run舉行比賽◇We have three major beauty contests a year.我們每年舉行 3 次大型的選美比賽。◇Talent contests are held in the club.才藝比賽在這家俱樂部舉行。➤sponsor (NAmE) 贊助比賽▸➤compete in, enter, take part in參加比賽；加入角逐◇A third candidate has entered the contest for the Republican nomination.第三位候選人加入了角逐共和黨提名的行列。➤lose, win在比賽中落敗／勝出CONTEST + VERB➤take place競賽開始PREPOSITION➤during a/the contest在競賽期間◇During the election contest newspapers are not allowed to publish public opinion polls.競選期間不允許報紙刊登民意測驗結果。➤in a/the contest在競賽中◇Both sides are predicting victory in this close contest.雙方都預言自己將在這場勢均力敵的角逐中獲勝。➤out of a/the contest退出比賽◇Jackson has injured his knee and is now out of the contest.傑克遜膝蓋受傷，現已退出比賽。➤contest against與⋯的競賽◇He won his opening contest against Costa of Argentina.他贏得了與來自阿根廷的科斯塔的首場比賽。➤contest between⋯之間的比賽◇the contest between these two great boxers這兩名偉大的拳擊手之間的比賽➤contest for為爭取⋯的角逐◇the contest for the leadership of the party黨內領導權之爭➤contest over就⋯的競爭◇In the animal kingdom intruders usually lose contests over territories.在動物王國裏，入侵者通常在領地爭奪中被擊敗。➤contest with和⋯的競賽◇The New Zealanders are looking forward to future contests with South Africa.新西蘭人盼望着將來同南非進行更多比賽。PHRASES➤a contest of skills, a contest of strength技巧的／力氣的較量▸➤be no contest (used when one side in a contest is much stronger than the other and is sure to win) 強弱懸殊的比賽▸➤the winner of a contest競賽獲勝者
contest

verb¹

 1in a competition競爭ADVERB➤bitterly, fiercely, hotly, keenly (especially BrE) 激烈地爭奪◇The election was bitterly contested.選舉競爭激烈。➤closely, tightly競爭勢均力敵▸➤successfully爭奪成功
contest

verb²

 2oppose反對ADVERB➤fiercely, hotly, strongly, vigorously激烈地反駁；有力地辯駁◇His views on evolution are strongly contested by other scientists.他的進化論觀點遭到其他科學家的強烈質疑。➤successfully成功地辯駁◇Defence lawyers successfully contested the case.被告律師對這一案件進行了成功的辯護。
IELTS BNC: 3919 COCA: 3062
contest verb
⇨ compete (contest an election) ⇨ doubt (contest a will)contest noun
⇨ competition 1 (a talent contest) ⇨ competition 2 (the contest for the leadership of the party)
IELTS BNC: 3919 COCA: 3062

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