单词 | challenge |
释义 | Word Frequency challenge(ˈtʃælɪndʒ) verb (mainly tr) 1. to invite or summon (someone to do something, esp to take part in a contest) 2. (also intr) to call (something) into question; dispute 3. to make demands on; stimulate the job challenges his ingenuity 4. to order (a person) to halt and be identified or to give a password 5. law to make formal objection to (a juror or jury) 6. to lay claim to (attention, etc) 7. (intransitive) hunting (of a hound) to cry out on first encountering the scent of a quarry 8. to inject (an experimental animal immunized with a test substance) with disease microorganisms to test for immunity to the disease noun 9. a call to engage in a fight, argument, or contest 10. a questioning of a statement or fact; a demand for justification or explanation 11. a demanding or stimulating situation, career, object, etc 12. a demand by a sentry, watchman, etc, for identification or a password 13. US an assertion that a person is not entitled to vote or that a vote is invalid 14. law a formal objection to a person selected to serve on a jury (challenge to the polls) or to the whole body of jurors (challenge to the array) Derived forms challengeable (ˈchallengeable) adjective challenger (ˈchallenger) noun Word origin C13: from Old French chalenge, from Latin calumnia calumny |
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