challenge

chal·lenge

C0229800 (chăl′ənj)n.1. a. A call to engage in a contest, fight, or competition: a challenge to a duel.b. An act or statement of defiance; a call to confrontation: a challenge to the government's authority.2. A demand for explanation or justification; a calling into question: a challenge to a theory.3. A sentry's call to an unknown party for proper identification.4. A test of one's abilities or resources in a demanding but stimulating undertaking: a career that offers a challenge.5. A claim that a vote is invalid or that a voter is unqualified.6. Law a. A formal objection to the inclusion of a prospective juror in a jury.b. A legal case testing the validity of an action taken, particularly by the government.7. Immunology The induction or evaluation of an immune response in an organism by administration of a specific antigen to which it has been sensitized.v. chal·lenged, chal·leng·ing, chal·leng·es v.tr.1. a. To call to engage in a contest, fight, or competition: challenged me to a game of chess.b. To invite with defiance; dare: challenged him to contradict her.c. To confront or struggle with (something) as a test of one's abilities: rafters challenging the rapids.2. To take exception to; call into question; dispute: a book that challenges established beliefs.3. To order to halt and be identified, as by a sentry.4. Law a. To take formal objection to (a prospective juror).b. To bring a legal case testing the validity of an action, particularly by the government.5. To question the qualifications of (a voter) or the validity of (a vote).6. To have due claim to; call for: events that challenge our attention.7. To summon to action, effort, or use; stimulate: a problem that challenges the imagination.8. Immunology To induce or evaluate an immune response in (an organism) by administering a specific antigen to which it has been sensitized.v.intr.1. To make or give voice to a challenge.2. To begin barking upon picking up the scent. Used of hunting dogs.

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[Middle English chalenge, from Old French, from Latin calumnia, trickery, false accusation; see calumny. V., Middle English chalengen, from Old French chalangier, from Latin calumniārī, from calumnia.]

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chal′lenge·a·ble adj.

challenge

(ˈtʃælɪndʒ) vb (mainly tr) 1. to invite or summon (someone to do something, esp to take part in a contest)2. (also intr) to call (something) into question; dispute3. to make demands on; stimulate: the job challenges his ingenuity. 4. (Military) to order (a person) to halt and be identified or to give a password5. (Law) law to make formal objection to (a juror or jury)6. to lay claim to (attention, etc)7. (Hunting) (intr) hunting (of a hound) to cry out on first encountering the scent of a quarry8. (Veterinary Science) to inject (an experimental animal immunized with a test substance) with disease microorganisms to test for immunity to the diseasen9. a call to engage in a fight, argument, or contest10. a questioning of a statement or fact; a demand for justification or explanation11. a demanding or stimulating situation, career, object, etc12. (Military) a demand by a sentry, watchman, etc, for identification or a password13. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) US an assertion that a person is not entitled to vote or that a vote is invalid14. (Law) law a formal objection to a person selected to serve on a jury (challenge to the polls) or to the whole body of jurors (challenge to the array)[C13: from Old French chalenge, from Latin calumnia calumny] ˈchallengeable adj ˈchallenger n

chal•lenge

(ˈtʃæl ɪndʒ)

n., v. -lenged, -leng•ing. n. 1. a summons to engage in contest, as of skill or strength. 2. something that by its nature or character serves as a serious test: Space exploration offers a challenge to humankind. 3. a call to fight, as in a duel. 4. a demand to explain, justify, etc. 5. difficulty in a job or undertaking that is stimulating to one engaged in it. 6. the demand of a military sentry for identification or a countersign. 7. a formal objection to the qualifications of a juror or jury. 8. the assertion that a vote is invalid or that a voter is not legally qualified. 9. the assessment of a specific function in an organism by exposing it to a provocative substance or activity. v.t. 10. to summon to a contest. 11. to take exception to; call in question. 12. to demand as something due or rightful. 13. to halt and demand identification or a countersign from. 14. to take formal exception to (a juror or jury). 15. to invite; arouse: a matter which challenges attention. 16. to assert that (a vote) is invalid. 17. to assert that (a voter) is not qualified to vote. 18. to inject (an organism) with a specific substance to assess its physiological or immunological activity. v.i. 19. to issue a challenge. [1175–1225; Middle English chalenge < Old French chalonge < Latin calumnia calumny] chal′lenge•a•ble, adj.

challenge

Any process carried out by one unit or person with the object of ascertaining the friendly or hostile character or identity of another. See also countersign; password.

challenge

Past participle: challenged
Gerund: challenging

Imperative
challenge
challenge

Present
I challenge
you challenge
he/she/it challenges
we challenge
you challenge
they challenge

Preterite
I challenged
you challenged
he/she/it challenged
we challenged
you challenged
they challenged

Present Continuous
I am challenging
you are challenging
he/she/it is challenging
we are challenging
you are challenging
they are challenging

Present Perfect
I have challenged
you have challenged
he/she/it has challenged
we have challenged
you have challenged
they have challenged

Past Continuous
I was challenging
you were challenging
he/she/it was challenging
we were challenging
you were challenging
they were challenging

Past Perfect
I had challenged
you had challenged
he/she/it had challenged
we had challenged
you had challenged
they had challenged

Future
I will challenge
you will challenge
he/she/it will challenge
we will challenge
you will challenge
they will challenge

Future Perfect
I will have challenged
you will have challenged
he/she/it will have challenged
we will have challenged
you will have challenged
they will have challenged

Future Continuous
I will be challenging
you will be challenging
he/she/it will be challenging
we will be challenging
you will be challenging
they will be challenging

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been challenging
you have been challenging
he/she/it has been challenging
we have been challenging
you have been challenging
they have been challenging

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been challenging
you will have been challenging
he/she/it will have been challenging
we will have been challenging
you will have been challenging
they will have been challenging

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been challenging
you had been challenging
he/she/it had been challenging
we had been challenging
you had been challenging
they had been challenging

Conditional
I would challenge
you would challenge
he/she/it would challenge
we would challenge
you would challenge
they would challenge

Past Conditional
I would have challenged
you would have challenged
he/she/it would have challenged
we would have challenged
you would have challenged
they would have challenged

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	challenge - a demanding or stimulating situation; "they reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russian power"situation, state of affairs - the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt
	2.	challenge - a call to engage in a contest or fightspeech act - the use of language to perform some actdare, daring - a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy; "he could never refuse a dare"confrontation - a bold challengecall-out - a challenge to a fight or dueldefiance - a hostile challengecalling into question, demand for explanation - a challenge to defend what someone has saiddemand for identification - as by a sentrygantlet, gauntlet - to offer or accept a challenge; "threw down the gauntlet"; "took up the gauntlet"
	3.	challenge - questioning a statement and demanding an explanation; "his challenge of the assumption that Japan is still our enemy"inquiring, questioning - a request for information
	4.	challenge - a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a jurorobjection - the speech act of objecting
	5.	challenge - a demand by a sentry for a password or identificationdemand - an urgent or peremptory request; "his demands for attention were unceasing"
Verb	1.	challenge - take exception to; "She challenged his claims"dispute, gainsaycall - challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of; "call the speaker on a question of fact"call - challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense; "He deserves to be called on that"contest, repugn, contend - to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race"
	2.	challenge - issue a challenge to; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match"invite, bid - ask someone in a friendly way to do somethingprovoke, stimulate - provide the needed stimulus forcounterchallenge - challenge in turn; "The authentication was counterchallenged"call into question, oppugn, question - challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of; "We must question your judgment in this matter"impeach - challenge the honesty or veracity of; "the lawyers tried to impeach the credibility of the witnesses"impugn - attack as false or wrongdare, defy - challenge; "I dare you!"call one's bluff - ask to prove what someone is claiming; "John called Mary's bluff when she claimed she could prove the theorem in under an hour"call out - challenge to a duel; "Aaron Burr called out Alexander Hamilton"remand, send back, remit - refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decisionappeal - take a court case to a higher court for review; "He was found guilty but appealed immediately"action, sue, litigate, process - institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination"litigate - engage in legal proceedings
	3.	challenge - ask for identification; "The illegal immigrant was challenged by the border guard"call for, request, bespeak, quest - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"
	4.	challenge - raise a formal objection in a court of lawtake exceptionlaw, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"object - express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent; "She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with"; "When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver's license"appeal - challenge (a decision); "She appealed the verdict"

challenge

noun1. dare, provocation, summons to contest I like a challenge, and they don't come much bigger than this.2. test, trial, opposition, confrontation, defiance, ultimatum, face-off (slang) In December, she saw off the first challenge to her leadership.verb1. dispute, question, tackle, confront, defy, object to, disagree with, take issue with, impugn The move was immediately challenged by the opposition.2. dare, invite, provoke, defy, summon, call out, throw down the gauntlet He left a note at the crime scene, challenging detectives to catch him.3. test, try, tax a task that would challenge his courage4. question, interrogate, accost The men opened fire after they were challenged by the guard.

challenge

noun1. An act of taunting another to do something bold or rash:dare.2. Behavior or an act that is intentionally provocative:defiance, provocation.3. The act of expressing strong or reasoned opposition:demur, exception, expostulation, objection, protest, protestation, remonstrance, remonstration, squawk.Slang: kick.verb1. To call on another to do something requiring boldness:dare, defy.Idiom: throw down the gauntlet.2. To confront boldly and courageously:beard, brave, dare, defy, face, front.Idioms: fly in the face of, snap one's fingers at, stand up to, thumb one's nose at.3. To come near, as in quality or amount:approach, approximate, border on (or upon), rival, verge on.4. To express opposition, often by argument:demur, except, expostulate, inveigh, object, protest, remonstrate.Informal: kick, squawk.Idioms: set up a squawk, take exception.5. To take a stand against:buck, contest, dispute, oppose, resist, traverse.

Translations

挑战质问向...挑战

challenge

(ˈtʃӕlindʒ) verb1. to ask (someone) to take part in a contest. He challenged his brother to a round of golf. 向...挑戰 向...挑战2. to question (someone's authority or right, the truth of a statement etc). 質問 质问 noun1. an invitation to a contest. He accepted his brother's challenge to a fight. 挑戰 挑战2. the act of questioning someone's right, a statement etc. 質問 质问ˈchallenger noun 挑戰者 挑战者ˈchallenging adjective demanding effort; difficult. a challenging job/idea. 有挑戰性的 有挑战性的

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