contests
- n.比赛;竞赛;(控制权或权力的)争夺，竞争
- v.就…提出异议;争辩;争取赢得(比赛、选举等)
- contest的第三人称单数和复数
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N-COUNT 竞赛;比赛
A contest is a competition or game in which people try to win.Few contests in the recent history of British boxing have been as thrilling.
英国近年的拳击比赛中很少有如此激动人心的。
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N-COUNT (权力或控制权的)争夺，竞争
A contest is a struggle to win power or control.The state election due in November will be the last such ballot before next year's presidential contest...
定于11月举行的州选举将是明年总统竞选前最后一次此类投票选举。
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VERB 争取赢得(选举、比赛等);角逐
If someone contests an election or competition, they take part in it and try to win it.He quickly won his party's nomination to contest the elections.
他很快获得了本党提名,角逐大选。
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VERB 争辩;对…提出异议
If you contest a statement or decision, you object to it formally because you think it is wrong or unreasonable.Your former employer has to reply within 14 days in order to contest the case...
你的前任雇主若对本案存有异议，必须在14天内予以答复。
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Few contests in the recent history of British boxing have been as thrilling .
英国近年的拳击比赛中很少有如此激动人心的。
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She has taken an active part in all past contests .
她积极参加历次比赛。
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The match looks like being a David and Goliath contest .
比赛看上去像是一场力量悬殊的较量。
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The winner of each contest goes through to the grand final .
每场比赛的胜者进入最后的决赛。
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Who is adjudicating at this year 's contest ?
今年比赛谁当裁判？
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Foolishly , I allowed myself to be persuaded to enter the contest .
我竟傻乎乎地让人说服去参加比赛。
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The presidential contest is nip and tuck .
总统竞选势均力敌。
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It is still a close contest between two leading opposition parties
这仍然是两大主要反对党之间一场势均力敌的较量。
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Your former employer has to reply within 14 days in order to contest the case
你的前任雇主若对本案存有异议，必须在14天内予以答复。
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At the age of 18 , she won first prize in a talent contest .
18岁那年，她在一次大奖赛中获得一等奖。
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The latest opinion polls are predicting a very close contest
最近的民意测验预测竞争将会非常激烈。
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The contest was as much about personalities as it was about politics .
竞赛比手段策略，也比个性。
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He quickly won his party 's nomination to contest the elections .
他很快获得了本党提名，角逐大选。
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The state election due in November will be the last such ballot before next year 's presidential contest
定于11月举行的州选举将是明年总统竞选前最后一次此类投票选举。
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The contest has become personalised , if not bitter .
这场角逐开始针对个人了，甚至话语也变得尖刻起来。
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Gerald was no longer the odds-on favourite to win the contest
杰拉尔德不再是有望赢得比赛的热门人选。
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This has stripped the contest down to its essentials .
这就使比赛精简到最基本的环节。
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It was an uneven contest .
这是一场不公平的竞赛。
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The Prime Minister is now 64 years old and in all probability this will be the last election that he is likely to contest
首相现年64岁，这多半将会是他可能参加的最后一次选举了。
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I 'm going to be emceeing a costume contest
我将担任一场扮装比赛的司仪。
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Players are warned , fined and can even be disqualified for unsporting actions in the heat of contest .
在激烈的竞赛中，缺乏体育道德的选手会被警告、罚款乃至撤销比赛资格。
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The spelling contest will take place at our school next week .
拼写比赛下周将在我们学校举行。
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He is one of the judges at the recitation contest .
他是朗诵比赛的评委之一。
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She got first prize in the recitation contest .
她获得朗诵比赛第一名。
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He has easily won the preliminary contest for the high jump .
他轻松地通过了跳高预赛。
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Our team led all the others in the contest .
我们队在比赛中占先。
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In a reading contest , his daughter carried away the bell .
在一次朗读比赛中，他的女儿得胜了。
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The athletes displayed great tenacity throughout the contest .
运动员在比赛中表现出坚韧的斗志。
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The award for the oratorical contest was made by a jury of nine professors .
演讲比赛的裁决由九位教授组成的评判委员会作出。
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She took the first place in the beauty contest .
她在选美比赛中得了第一名。