释义
[ chal -in-jer ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈtʃæl ɪn dʒər / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a person or thing that challenges.
Boxing . a boxer who fights a champion for his championship title.
Radio . interrogator (def. 2).
(initial capital letter , italics )U.S. Aerospace . the second space shuttle to orbit and return to earth: exploded 1½ min. after launch on Jan. 28, 1986, causing the death of all seven on board.
Origin of challenger Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at challenge, -er1
OTHER WORDS FROM challenger non·chal·leng·er, noun Words nearby challenger chalky, challah, challenge, challenged, challenge diet, challenger , challenging, challis, Chalmers, chalone, Châlons
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Example sentences from the Web for challenger It was not until after the Challenger accident that the folly of this approach was realized.
Can Anyone Make Space Safe for Civilians? | Clive Irving| November 4, 2014| DAILY BEAST
It could have had a burn-through like Challenger Shuttle, but I would have thought that would take longer.
Clues From SpaceShipTwo’s Wreckage: Did the Crew Compartment Fail? | Clive Irving| November 2, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Incumbent Democrat Kay Hagan is steadily but narrowly leading GOP challenger Thom Tillis.
Who Are the Judicial Activists Now? | Michael Tomasky| October 7, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The president wants to stay; the challenger wants to go back to his hotel.
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He is technically running against incumbent Republican Mitch McConnell and Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan.
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Dan's teeth snapped closed, then parted to grin at his challenger .
The Best Short Stories of 1917 | Various
When the duel is terminated, the challenger passes on to his adversary the hair which he had temporarily inherited.
The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life | Emile Durkheim
The contest was obstinate, and terminated in the death of the challenger .
Edgar Huntley | Charles Brockden Brown
But then it must not be forgotten that the challenger is a "Long" shot.
Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) | Various
Challenger and Summerlee have treated the matter in a joint scientific paper, but to me alone was left the popular account.
The Poison Belt | Arthur Conan Doyle
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Words related to challenger contender, darer, defier, disputer