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win/lose a contest
She won the contest.
她赢得了比赛。
比赛；竞赛
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比赛；竞赛
A competition or event in which participants compete to win.
She won the contest.
她赢得了比赛。
争议；辩论。
Controversy; debate.
从两个或多个参赛者中选出优胜者的场合
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
争夺优势；战斗。
Struggle for superiority; combat.
对手之间的竞争
a struggle between rivals
She entered the singing contest with confidence.
她满怀信心地参加了歌唱比赛。
He won first prize in the photography contest.
他在摄影比赛中获得了一等奖。
The contest between the two teams was very intense.
两队之间的比赛非常激烈。
She won the contest.
她赢得了比赛。
There was a contest between the two teams.
两支队伍之间进行了一场比赛。
He decided to enter the contest.
他决定参加比赛。
Not this
He took part in contest.
Use this
He took part in a contest.
英语中的可数名词"contest"在单数形式前需要加不定冠词"a"或定冠词"the"，而中文"参加竞赛"中的"竞赛"常被视为泛指，因此学习者容易漏掉冠词。
Not this
They are competing for the contest.
Use this
They are competing in the contest.
表示"参与比赛"时，动词"compete"后应接介词"in"表示在其中竞争，而"for"则用于表示竞争的目标，如"compete for the prize"。
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赢得比赛
She trained hard to win the contest.
她刻苦训练以赢得比赛。
输掉比赛
He was disappointed to lose the contest.
他输掉比赛后很失望。
参加比赛
Many students entered the writing contest.
许多学生参加了写作比赛。
举办比赛
The school held a contest to choose the best project.
学校举办了一场比赛来选出最佳项目。
毫无悬念；易如反掌
The race was no contest; she won by a mile.
这场比赛毫无悬念，她以很大优势获胜。
意志的较量
The negotiation became a contest of wills between the two leaders.
谈判变成了两位领导人之间意志的较量。
选美比赛；形式上的竞争
The election was more of a beauty contest than a serious debate.
这次选举更像是形式上的竞争，而不是严肃的辩论。
这是一场意志的较量，而不仅仅是力量。
From the movie 'Rocky IV', Drago says this to Rocky before the fight.
来自电影《洛奇4》中，德雷格在比赛前对洛奇说的话。
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con（共同）+ test（测试）= 共同测试，即竞赛；也可联想为‘看谁能争到最后’。
中性语域，常见于体育比赛、选举、辩论等正式或非正式场合，例如:a beauty contest（选美比赛），a political contest（政治角逐）。
可数名词
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