一、詳細(xì)釋義:


n.

英[?k?nt?st];美[?kɑn?t?st]

競賽,比賽 [C]


例句:

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

他問我們將有多少人參加數(shù)學(xué)競賽。


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)。


爭奪;競爭;競選 [C]


例句:

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

法國和英國爭奪北美洲的戰(zhàn)爭以英國的勝利而告終。


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爭。


爭論,爭辯 [C]

v.

英[k?n?t?st ];美[k?n?t?st]

爭奪(地盤、陣地、席位等);爭取贏得(獎(jiǎng)品、勝利、一場戰(zhàn)役等)


例句:

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

法國和英國爭奪北美洲的戰(zhàn)爭以英國的勝利而告終。


例句:

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

兩個(gè)強(qiáng)國為了控制那一地區(qū)所進(jìn)行的爭奪。


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...競爭;爭奪;競爭,角逐;爭辯 [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)秀的賽跑選手們競爭。


例句:

Three candidates are contesting the presidency.

三個(gè)候選人在爭奪總統(tǒng)的位子。


二、詞義辨析:


compete,contend,contest,rival

這些動(dòng)詞均可表示“競爭”之意。 compete普通用詞,含義廣泛。既可指體育活動(dòng)等活動(dòng)中爭取優(yōu)勝的相互競爭,也可指為了自己的利益與他人競爭。 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)重分歧的爭論。 contest指為爭奪土地、陣地、權(quán)力或榮譽(yù)等而展開的競爭。 rival指在兩方或多方的競爭或比賽中,誰都想戰(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,競爭”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)、技巧等方面的競賽。 contest多指在音樂、書法、演講等方面所進(jìn)行的比賽或競爭。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,隱含勢均力敵意味。


四、參考例句:


This football match is an unequal contest.

這場足球賽是一場實(shí)力懸殊的比賽。


The evenness of the contest is surprising.

爭論雙方人數(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有?


There is a preliminary contest before the final one.

在決賽前有一場預(yù)賽。


The match looks like being a David and Goliath contest.

比賽看上去像是一場力量懸殊的較量。


This has stripped the contest down to its essentials.

這就使比賽精簡到最基本的環(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.

最近的民意測驗(yàn)預(yù)測競爭將會(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。