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🇬🇧/ˈkɒntest/ 🇺🇸/ˈkɑːntest/📚 3081 3四级六级考研雅思
A contest is a competition or game that people try to win. 竞赛; （打分的）比赛

noun [抽象名词]比赛，竞赛；争夺，竞争；争论，争执

A contest is a struggle to win power or control.
争夺 •  The state election in November will be the last such ballot before next year's presidential contest.

verb [vt. 及物动词]争辩，提出异议；争取赢得，角逐

If someone contests an election or competition, they take part in it and try to win it.
参加 (竞选或比赛)

contest 出现在下面的课文中（提供视频、音频及笔记等可系统性学习）
Lesson 6 The sporting spirit contest 名词: 比赛
con(共同) ＋ test(测试) → 共同测试 → 竞赛
contest

vt. 争辩；提出质疑

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Few contests in the recent history of boxing have been as thrilling. 在近期拳击史上没有几场比赛曾如此惊心动魄。
The state election in November will be the last such ballot before next year's presidential contest. 11月的州选举将是明年的总统竞选前最后一轮这类投票。
Your former employer has to reply within 14 days in order to contest the case. 你的前雇主得在14天内做出答复以对本案提出抗辩。
He quickly won his party's nomination to contest the elections. 他迅速赢得了其党派的提名来参加竞选。
The contest should be very keenly fought. 比赛应该争夺很激烈。
I'm going to be emceeing a costume contest. 我将要主持一场时装比赛。
Who is adjudicating at this year's contest? 今年比赛谁当裁判？

与“contest”相关联的词汇

易混淆context/ˈkɒntekst/n. 环境；上下文；来龙去脉
复合词contestable/kən'testəbl/adj.可争的,争论的
复合词contestant/kənˈtestənt/n. 竞争者；争辩者
复合词contestation/ˌkɒntesˈteɪʃ(ə)n/n.论争,主张
构词相同constrict/kənˈstrɪkt/vt. 压缩；束紧
近义词contend/kənˈtend/vi. 竞争；斗争；奋斗；争论
构词相同protest/ˈprəʊtest/vi. 抗议；断言
近义词competition/ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃ(ə)n/n. 竞争；比赛，竞赛

contest的重要知识点

contest 泛指普通比赛、或强调由裁判打分的比赛

  • a speech / beauty / dance contest 演讲/选美/舞蹈比赛
  • She decided to enter the annual college dance contest with her partner. 她决定和舞伴一起参加一年一度的大学舞蹈比赛。
race 竞速比赛
  • a car / boat / horse / swimming race
  • It looked as if there would be an exciting race across the Channel.
  • The Olympic 100-meter sprint is one of the most exciting running races. 奥运会百米短跑是最激动人心的竞速比赛之一。
match【英】 / game【美】 对垒比赛
  • a boxing / basketball / football / volleyball match / game
  • Boxing matches were very popular in England two hundred years ago. 
  • We are going to the stadium tonight to watch a baseball game. 我们今晚要去体育场看一场棒球比赛。
  • Fans gathered to watch the live football match between the two rival teams. 球迷们聚集在一起观看两支竞争对手之间的现场足球比赛。
open 公开赛
  • the US Open
  • He dreams of one day competing in the US Open tennis tournament. 他梦想有一天能参加美国网球公开赛。
games n. 比赛（game的复数形式）运动会
  • the Olympic Games
  • the Goodwill Games 
  • The next winter Olympic Games will be held in Italy. 下一届冬季奥运比赛（会）将在意大利举行。
tournament n. 锦标赛(淘汰机制)，联赛；比赛Our team advanced to the final round of the regional basketball tournament. 我们队晋级了地区篮球锦标赛的决赛。
championship n. 锦标赛；冠军称号；冠军的地位She won the world swimming championship for the third time. 她第三次赢得了世界游泳锦标赛的冠军。