Word · Frequency #1506
challenging
挑战；向……发起挑战
challenging is the present participle of challenge.
To invite someone to take part in a competition.
- 1.
To invite (someone) to take part in a competition.
邀请(某人)参加竞赛。
- 2.
To dare (someone).
激将(某人)；向(某人)挑战。
- 3.
To dispute (something); to contest.
对(某事)提出异议；争议。
- 4.
To call something into question or dispute.
对某事提出质疑或争议。
- 5.
To make a formal objection to a juror.
对陪审员提出正式反对。
- 6.
To be difficult or challenging for.
对......来说困难或具有挑战性。
- 7.
To question or demand the countersign from (one who attempts to pass the lines).
质问或要求(试图通过警戒线者)说出暗号。
质疑；对……提出异议；考验；难住；激将；激（某人）；反对（陪审员）；要求回避；盘问；喝问口令
In use
I challenge the accuracy of that statement.
He challenged the referee's decision during the match.
They are challenging the new law in court.
Verb forms
base challenge · third person challenges · -ing challenging · past challenged · past participle challenged
Connections
Collocations
- challenge a decision
- 对决定提出异议；质疑一项决定
- She challenged the committee's decision to cut funding.她质疑委员会削减经费的决定。
- challenge someone to a race
- 向某人发起比赛挑战
- My sister challenged me to a race across the pool.我妹妹向我发起了一场横渡泳池的比赛。
- challenge authority
- 挑战权威；质疑权威
- She has never been afraid to challenge authority.她从来不怕挑战权威。
- challenge an assumption
- 质疑某个假设
- Good researchers constantly challenge their own assumptions.优秀的研究人员不断地质疑自己的假设。
- challenge the status quo
- 挑战现状
- The new leader is eager to challenge the status quo.这位新领导人急于挑战现状。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：challenge 一词中间藏着 hall（大厅），把挑战想象成大厅里进行的比赛。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：竞赛/比赛场合、法律或正式讨论、日常口语对话 作动词时，语气随场合变化较大：正式语体中常表示“质疑”或“正式反对”，日常口语中则多表示“激将”或“考验”。使用时应先根据上下文判断具体义项。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常用词与 challenge /ˈtʃælɪndʒ/ 完全押韵。最接近的是 scavenge /ˈskævɪndʒ/，重读元音和结尾相同，但中间辅音不同，只是近似。注意拼写相近但读音不同的词：change /tʃeɪndʒ/、allege /əˈlɛdʒ/、avenge /əˈvendʒ/。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.