英 [ˈkɒntest] 美 [ˈkɑːntest]
n. 比赛，竞赛；争夺，竞争；争论，争执
v. 争辩，提出异议；争取赢得，角逐
复数contests
第三人称单数contests
现在分词contesting
过去式contested
过去分词contested
contest // CET4 TEM4 [ contesting contested contests ]
可数名词 A contest is a competition or game that people try to win. 竞赛; 比赛
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。
可数名词 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.
11月的州选举将是明年的总统竞选前最后一轮这类投票。
及物动词 If you contest a statement or decision, you object to it formally because you think it is wrong or unreasonable. 对…提出抗辩
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。
及物动词 If someone contests an election or competition, they take part in it and try to win it. 参加 (竞选或比赛)
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。
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
同义词： competition
a struggle between rivals
竞技-引用次数：85
About victory and defeat of athletic contest, the referee is playing the vital role.
竞技体育比赛的胜负,裁判员起着重要的作用。
运动竞赛-引用次数：31
As a basis of athleticism which is no doubt the most prominent part in contest sports, athletic training plays an important role in it.
竞技体育领域中最引人入胜的部分无疑当属运动竞赛,但作为运动竞赛基础的运动训练则在竞技体育活动中占据着重要的地位。
参考来源散打运动训练监测与评定的系统研究
比赛
斗争-引用次数：1
参考来源地点：一个符号斗争的场域
竞赛
不管怎么说，泰坦尼克号都只是那个时期（times）的一个缩影，相对此，黑云压城城欲摧的军备比赛（contest）也许显得更加触目惊心。
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contestable 争论的；可争的
contestant 竞争者；争辩者
contestation 争论；主张
争辩；提出质疑
竞赛；争夺；争论
competition / match / combat
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？
A few months earlier, the government of President George Washington had started a contest for the best design for the Capitol.
VOA : special.2010.01.27
So, the contest, the prizes are neckties, and ladies' scarves. They're very hot.
在这个测试中，奖品是领带，女生的话给围巾，它们很时髦。
固态化学导论课程节选 : 麻省理工公开课
The story in Exodus has high drama, and lots of folkloric elements including this contest between Moses and Aaron on the one hand and the magicians of Egypt on the other hand.
出埃及记》中的故事很有戏剧性，有很多民间传说的元素,由摩西和亚伦之间的较量,以及与埃及巫师的争斗。
旧约导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
They were from the democracy groups,universities, and media organizations that worked with the State Department to set up the contest.
VOA : special.2009.10.02
Last month,students from one hundred three universities in eighty-eight countries took part in an international computer programming contest.
VOA : special.2010.03.11
He is the first Mormon from a major party to contest the presidential election.
The Samajwadi party candidate is the first woman to contest elections from the city.
The faithful Vespa would without doubt win a contest for the most quintessentially Italian motor vehicle.