英语词汇“contest”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A contest is a struggle to determine who's tops –- you might wrestle an alligator in a contest of brute strength versus strategy. You can also enter a contest — a yodeling contest or a cake-decorating contest, depending on your talents.

If you're being sued and you respond to the court order saying "no contest," you're saying you're not going to put up a fight. When you put the accent on the second syllable, contest becomes a verb, and it means to dispute something. You lost the election for class president, but you think there was something fishy going on at the ballot box, so you contest the results and ask for a recount.

WORD FAMILY

contest: contestable, contestation, contested, contestee, contester, contesting, contests+/contestable: contestably, incontestable/contestation: contestations/contested: uncontested/contestee: contestees/contester: contesters/incontestable: incontestably/uncontested: uncontestedly

USAGE EXAMPLES

After graduating from Stanford, in 1950, Joyce won a contest to work in the advertising department at Mademoiselle magazine, in New York.

New York Times(Jan 02, 2017)

He also was sentenced to 18 years in prison on state child-sex charges related to the same abuse after pleading no contest.

Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)

Outside of the inaugural mayoral contests, there will be elections to 34 councils in England.

BBC(Jan 02, 2017)

1n a struggle between rivals

Hypo|Hyper

battle of wits

a contest in which intelligence rather than violence is used

bidding contest

a series of competing bids

popularity contest

competition (real or figurative) for popular support

competition, contention, rivalry

the act of competing as for profit or a prize

2n an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

competition

game

a single play of a sport or other contest

athletic competition, athletic contest, athletics

a contest between athletes

bout

a contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers)

championship

a competition at which a champion is chosen

chicken

a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops

cliffhanger

a contest whose outcome is uncertain up to the very end

dogfight

a fiercely disputed contest

race

a contest of speed

tournament, tourney

a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner

playoff

any final competition to determine a championship

series

(sports) several contests played successively by the same teams

field trial

a contest between gun dogs to determine their proficiency in pointing and retrieving

match

a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete

tournament

a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize

race

any competition

spelldown, spelling bee, spelling contest

a contest in which you are eliminated if you fail to spell a word correctly

trial

(sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications

away game, road game

a game played away from home

home game

a game played at home

exhibition game, practice game

a game whose outcome is not recorded in the season's standing

nightcap

the final game of a double header

double feature, doubleheader, twin bill

two games instead of one (especially in baseball when the same two teams play two games on the same day)

playoff game

one game in the series of games constituting a playoff

cup tie

an eliminating game between teams in a cup competition

decathlon

an athletic contest consisting of ten different events

Olympiad, Olympic Games, Olympics

the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country

Special Olympics

an athletic contest modeled after the Olympic Games but intended for mentally or physically handicapped persons

prelim, preliminary

a minor match preceding the main event

pentathlon

an athletic contest consisting of five different events

auto race, automobile race, car race

a race between (usually high-performance) automobiles

bicycle race

a race between people riding bicycles

boat race

a race between people rowing or driving boats

burnup

a high-speed motorcycle race on a public road

chariot race

a race between ancient chariots

dog racing

a race between dogs; usually an occasion for betting on the outcome

foot race, footrace, run

a race run on foot

freestyle

a race (as in swimming) in which each contestant has a free choice of the style to use

cross country

a long race run over open country

heat

a preliminary race in which the winner advances to a more important race

horse race

a contest of speed between horses; usually held for the purpose of betting

potato race

a novelty race in which competitors move potatoes from one place to another one at a time

sack race

a novelty race in which competitors jump ahead with their feet confined in a sack

scratch race

a race in which all contestants start from scratch (on equal terms)

ski race, skiing race

a race between people wearing skis

relay, relay race

a race between teams; each member runs or swims part of the distance

repechage

a race (especially in rowing) in which runners-up in the eliminating heats compete for a place in the final race

World Cup

a soccer tournament held every four years between national soccer teams to determine a world champion

elimination tournament

a tournament in which losers are eliminated in successive rounds

open

a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play

home stand

a series of successive games played at a team's home field or court

World Series

series that constitutes the playoff for the baseball championship

boxing match

a match between boxers; usually held in a boxing ring

chess match

a match between chess players

cockfight

a match in a cockpit between two fighting cocks heeled with metal gaffs

cricket match

a match between two cricket teams

diving, diving event

an athletic competition that involves diving into water

field event

a competition that takes place on a field rather than on a running track

final

the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament

quarterfinal

one of the four competitions in an elimination tournament whose winners go on to play in the semifinals

semi, semifinal

one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament

round robin

a tournament in which every contestant plays every other contestant

meet, sports meeting

a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held

swimming event

an athletic competition that involves swimming

tennis match

a match between tennis players

match game, matched game, test match

an international championship match

wrestling match

a match between wrestlers

hop-step-and-jump, triple jump

an athletic contest in which a competitor must perform successively a hop and a step and a jump in continuous movement

tug-of-war

a contest in which teams pull of opposite ends of a rope; the team dragged across a central line loses

arms race

a competition between nations to have the most powerful armaments

campaign, political campaign, run

a race between candidates for elective office

social event

an event characteristic of persons forming groups

3v make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation

They contested the outcome of the race

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

contend, repugn

challenge, dispute, gainsay

take exception to

call

challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of

call

challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense

oppose

be against; express opposition to

单词	contest
释义	contest (once / 177 pages) nv A contest is a struggle to determine who's tops –- you might wrestle an alligator in a contest of brute strength versus strategy. You can also enter a contest — a yodeling contest or a cake-decorating contest, depending on your talents. If you're being sued and you respond to the court order saying "no contest," you're saying you're not going to put up a fight. When you put the accent on the second syllable, contest becomes a verb, and it means to dispute something. You lost the election for class president, but you think there was something fishy going on at the ballot box, so you contest the results and ask for a recount. WORD FAMILY contest: contestable, contestation, contested, contestee, contester, contesting, contests+/contestable: contestably, incontestable/contestation: contestations/contested: uncontested/contestee: contestees/contester: contesters/incontestable: incontestably/uncontested: uncontestedly USAGE EXAMPLES After graduating from Stanford, in 1950, Joyce won a contest to work in the advertising department at Mademoiselle magazine, in New York. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) He also was sentenced to 18 years in prison on state child-sex charges related to the same abuse after pleading no contest. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Outside of the inaugural mayoral contests, there will be elections to 34 councils in England. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) 1n a struggle between rivals Hypo\|Hyper battle of wits a contest in which intelligence rather than violence is used bidding contest a series of competing bids popularity contest competition (real or figurative) for popular support competition, contention, rivalry the act of competing as for profit or a prize 2n an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper competition game a single play of a sport or other contest athletic competition, athletic contest, athletics a contest between athletes bout a contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers) championship a competition at which a champion is chosen chicken a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops cliffhanger a contest whose outcome is uncertain up to the very end dogfight a fiercely disputed contest race a contest of speed tournament, tourney a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner playoff any final competition to determine a championship series (sports) several contests played successively by the same teams field trial a contest between gun dogs to determine their proficiency in pointing and retrieving match a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete tournament a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize race any competition spelldown, spelling bee, spelling contest a contest in which you are eliminated if you fail to spell a word correctly trial (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications away game, road game a game played away from home home game a game played at home exhibition game, practice game a game whose outcome is not recorded in the season's standing nightcap the final game of a double header double feature, doubleheader, twin bill two games instead of one (especially in baseball when the same two teams play two games on the same day) playoff game one game in the series of games constituting a playoff cup tie an eliminating game between teams in a cup competition decathlon an athletic contest consisting of ten different events Olympiad, Olympic Games, Olympics the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country Special Olympics an athletic contest modeled after the Olympic Games but intended for mentally or physically handicapped persons prelim, preliminary a minor match preceding the main event pentathlon an athletic contest consisting of five different events auto race, automobile race, car race a race between (usually high-performance) automobiles bicycle race a race between people riding bicycles boat race a race between people rowing or driving boats burnup a high-speed motorcycle race on a public road chariot race a race between ancient chariots dog racing a race between dogs; usually an occasion for betting on the outcome foot race, footrace, run a race run on foot freestyle a race (as in swimming) in which each contestant has a free choice of the style to use cross country a long race run over open country heat a preliminary race in which the winner advances to a more important race horse race a contest of speed between horses; usually held for the purpose of betting potato race a novelty race in which competitors move potatoes from one place to another one at a time sack race a novelty race in which competitors jump ahead with their feet confined in a sack scratch race a race in which all contestants start from scratch (on equal terms) ski race, skiing race a race between people wearing skis relay, relay race a race between teams; each member runs or swims part of the distance repechage a race (especially in rowing) in which runners-up in the eliminating heats compete for a place in the final race World Cup a soccer tournament held every four years between national soccer teams to determine a world champion elimination tournament a tournament in which losers are eliminated in successive rounds open a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play home stand a series of successive games played at a team's home field or court World Series series that constitutes the playoff for the baseball championship boxing match a match between boxers; usually held in a boxing ring chess match a match between chess players cockfight a match in a cockpit between two fighting cocks heeled with metal gaffs cricket match a match between two cricket teams diving, diving event an athletic competition that involves diving into water field event a competition that takes place on a field rather than on a running track final the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament quarterfinal one of the four competitions in an elimination tournament whose winners go on to play in the semifinals semi, semifinal one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament round robin a tournament in which every contestant plays every other contestant meet, sports meeting a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held swimming event an athletic competition that involves swimming tennis match a match between tennis players match game, matched game, test match an international championship match wrestling match a match between wrestlers hop-step-and-jump, triple jump an athletic contest in which a competitor must perform successively a hop and a step and a jump in continuous movement tug-of-war a contest in which teams pull of opposite ends of a rope; the team dragged across a central line loses arms race a competition between nations to have the most powerful armaments campaign, political campaign, run a race between candidates for elective office social event an event characteristic of persons forming groups 3v make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation They contested the outcome of the race Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper contend, repugn challenge, dispute, gainsay take exception to call challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of call challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense oppose be against; express opposition to
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