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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   contest

   • n.
     an event in which people compete for supremacy in a sport, activity, or particular quality；a competition for a political position
   • v.
     engage in competition to attain (a position of power)；take part in (a competition or election)

   • verb: contest, 3rd person present: contests, gerund or present participle: contesting, past tense: contested, past participle: contested

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. an event in which people compete for supremacy in a sport, activity, or particular quality a beauty contest a gigantic air rifle shooting contest 同義詞 competition, match, tournament, game, meet, ... 更多event, trial, bout, heat, fixture, tie, race
   • ▪ a competition for a political position the presidential contest
   • ▪ a dispute or conflict there has always been a contest between tenants and landlords over how they share both benefits and costs 同義詞 struggle, conflict, confrontation, collision, clash, ... 更多battle, fight, combat, tussle, skirmish, duel, race

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. engage in competition to attain (a position of power) she declared her intention to contest the presidency 同義詞 compete for, contend for, vie for, challenge for, fight for, ... 更多fight over, battle for, struggle for, tussle for, try to win, try for, go for, throw one's hat in the ring, compete in, contend in, fight in, battle in, enter, take part in, be a competitor in, participate in, put one's name down for, go in for
   • ▪ take part in (a competition or election) a coalition was formed to contest the presidential elections
   • 2. oppose (an action, decision, or theory) as mistaken or wrong the former chairman contests his dismissal 同義詞 oppose, object to, challenge, dispute, take a stand against, ... 更多resist, defy, strive/struggle against, take issue with, question, call into question, doubt, litigate反義詞 agree with
   • ▪ engage in dispute about the issues have been hotly contested 同義詞 debate, argue about, dispute, quarrel over

   片語

   • no contest