contest
竞赛
释义2：
contest
/ kEn5test / v. / 5kCntest / n.
◙ noun1. an event in which people compete for supremacy in a sport or other activity, or in a quality• 竞赛，比赛 »a tennis contest. 网球赛。 a competition for a political position• 政治职位的竞争 »a leadership contest. 竞争领导岗位。 a dispute or conflict• 争论；争辩；争执；冲突 »a contest between traditional and liberal views. 传统观点和自由观点之间的冲突。◙ verb, [with obj.] 1. engage in competition to attain (a position of power)• 竞争，争夺（权位） »she declared her intention to contest the presidency. 她宣布她打算竞选总统。 take part in (a competition or election)• 参加（竞争，选举） »a coalition was formed to contest the presidential elections. 组成联盟以参加总统选举。2. oppose (an action, decision, or theory) as mistaken or wrong• 对（行为，决定，理论）提出质疑（或异议）；反驳，辩驳 »the former chairman contests his dismissal. 前主席对他被免职提出异议。 engage in dispute about• 争论；争辩；辩论 »the issues have been hotly contested. 这些问题引起了激烈的辩论。【IDIOMS】
◘ no contest1. (chiefly US). another term for nolo contendere • [主美] 同 nolo contendere »he pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor counts. 他对被控的两项轻罪申明不抗辩。2. a decision by the referee to declare a boxing match invalid on the grounds that one or both of the boxers are not making serious efforts• （裁判因拳手比赛消极而宣布）比赛无效，比赛作废 a competition, comparison, or choice of which the outcome is a foregone conclusion• 已成定局的竞赛（或比较，选择） »when the two teams faced each other it was no contest. 当这两支球队对阵时，一切已成定局。【派生】
♦ contestability noun♦ contestable adjective♦ contester noun【语源】
1. late 16th cent. (as a verb in the sense 'swear to, attest'): from Latin contestari 'call upon to witness, initiate an action (by calling witnesses'), from con- 'together' + testare 'to witness'. The senses 'wrangle, strive, struggle for' arose in the early 17th cent., whence the current noun and verb senses
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