一、詳細(xì)釋義:


n.

英[?k?nt?st];美[?kɑn?t?st]

競(jìng)賽,比賽 [C]


例句:

He asked how many of us were going to take part in this maths contest.

他問(wèn)我們將有多少人參加數(shù)學(xué)競(jìng)賽。


例句:

He took part in the composition contest and won a prize.

他參加作文比賽并得了獎(jiǎng)。


爭(zhēng)奪;競(jìng)爭(zhēng);競(jìng)選 [C]


例句:

The contest between France and England for North America ended in victory for England.

法國(guó)和英國(guó)爭(zhēng)奪北美洲的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)以英國(guó)的勝利而告終。


例句:

A bitter contest developed between the two men for that position.

那兩個(gè)人為得到這一職位展開了激烈的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。


爭(zhēng)論,爭(zhēng)辯 [C]

v.

英[k?n?t?st ];美[k?n?t?st]

爭(zhēng)奪(地盤、陣地、席位等);爭(zhēng)取贏得(獎(jiǎng)品、勝利、一場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)役等)


例句:

The contest between France and England for North America ended in victory for England.

法國(guó)和英國(guó)爭(zhēng)奪北美洲的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)以英國(guó)的勝利而告終。


例句:

The contest between the two powers for the control of the region.

兩個(gè)強(qiáng)國(guó)為了控制那一地區(qū)所進(jìn)行的爭(zhēng)奪。


對(duì)…提出質(zhì)疑 [T]


例句:

The plaintiff contested the will.

原告對(duì)遺囑的有效性提出異議。


與...競(jìng)爭(zhēng);爭(zhēng)奪;競(jìng)爭(zhēng),角逐;爭(zhēng)辯 [I,T]


例句:

Jim had to contest against the world's best runners in the game.

吉姆必須在運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)上與世界最優(yōu)秀的賽跑選手們競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。


例句:

Three candidates are contesting the presidency.

三個(gè)候選人在爭(zhēng)奪總統(tǒng)的位子。


二、詞義辨析:


compete,contend,contest,rival

這些動(dòng)詞均可表示“競(jìng)爭(zhēng)”之意。 compete普通用詞,含義廣泛。既可指體育活動(dòng)等活動(dòng)中爭(zhēng)取優(yōu)勝的相互競(jìng)爭(zhēng),也可指為了自己的利益與他人競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。 contend指為戰(zhàn)勝或擊敗對(duì)手進(jìn)行不懈努力,強(qiáng)調(diào)拼搏。也可指口頭上進(jìn)行有對(duì)立情緒或嚴(yán)重分歧的爭(zhēng)論。 contest指為爭(zhēng)奪土地、陣地、權(quán)力或榮譽(yù)等而展開的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。 rival指在兩方或多方的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)或比賽中,誰(shuí)都想戰(zhàn)勝或比得上對(duì)手。


三、詞義辨析:


competition,contest,match

這些名詞均有“比賽,競(jìng)爭(zhēng)”之意。 competition多指體育運(yùn)動(dòng)中的各項(xiàng)比賽、角逐,也指知識(shí)、技巧等方面的競(jìng)賽。 contest多指在音樂(lè)、書法、演講等方面所進(jìn)行的比賽或競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。其結(jié)果,由評(píng)判委員會(huì)裁決。 match通常指體育運(yùn)動(dòng)項(xiàng)目的比賽,隱含勢(shì)均力敵意味。


四、參考例句:


This football match is an unequal contest.

這場(chǎng)足球賽是一場(chǎng)實(shí)力懸殊的比賽。


The evenness of the contest is surprising.

爭(zhēng)論雙方人數(shù)平均得令人吃驚。


Are you ready? The speech contest will begin tomorrow.

你準(zhǔn)備好了嗎?演講比賽明天就開始了。


Were you present at the declamation contest of Freshmen?

大一的朗誦比賽你參加了沒(méi)有?


There is a preliminary contest before the final one.

在決賽前有一場(chǎng)預(yù)賽。


The match looks like being a David and Goliath contest.

比賽看上去像是一場(chǎng)力量懸殊的較量。


This has stripped the contest down to its essentials.

這就使比賽精簡(jiǎn)到最基本的環(huán)節(jié)。


Will you enter for this week's beauty contest?

你要參加這個(gè)星期的選美比賽嗎?


The latest opinion polls are predicting a very close contest.

最近的民意測(cè)驗(yàn)預(yù)測(cè)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)將會(huì)非常激烈。


The boxer retired from the contest with eye injuries.

該拳擊手因眼部受傷而退出比賽。