| 单词 | contest |
| 释义 | contest —contestable, adj. —contestableness, n. —contestably, adv. —contester, n. —contestingly, adv. n. /kon"test/; v. /keuhn test"/, n. 1. a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize. 2. struggle for victory or superiority. 3. strife in argument; dispute; controversy: Their marriage was marred by perpetual contest. v.t. 4. to struggle or fight for, as in battle. 5. to argue against; dispute: to contest a controversial question; to contest a will. 6. to call in question: They contested his right to speak. 7. to contend for in rivalry. v.i. 8. to dispute; contend; compete. [1595-1605; (v.) < L contestari to call to witness (in a lawsuit), equiv. to con- CON- + testari to TESTIFY, deriv. of testis witness; (n.) deriv. of the v., or < F conteste] Syn. 1. contention, rivalry, match, tournament, tourney, game. 2. battle, encounter. See fight. 3. debate, polemic, altercation. 4. See compete. 5. controvert, oppose. 6. challenge. 7. strive, compete, vie. |
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