Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #3919
contest
质疑；反对；对…提出异议
to formally question or oppose something, such as a decision or a legal claim
正式或法律语境中
- 1.
To contend.
争夺；竞争。
- 2.
To call into question; to oppose.
质疑；反对。
- 3.
To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.
努力保持或维护；奋力保卫。
- 4.
to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
使...成为争论或诉讼对象
- 5.
To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist, as a claim, by course of law.
作为诉讼对象；辩护(如应诉)；通过法律程序对主张提出异议或抵制。
争夺；争取；努力捍卫；争夺；竞争。；质疑；反对。；努力保持或维护；奋力保卫。；使...成为争论或诉讼对象
In use
The lawyer plans to contest the validity of the contract in court.
Several athletes will contest the gold medal in the final race.
She contested the election results, claiming there were irregularities.
They contested the outcome of the race
Verb forms
base contest · third person contests · -ing contesting · past contested · past participle contested
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- contest the result
- 对结果提出质疑
- The losing team may formally contest the result of the match.落败的一方可以正式对比赛结果提出质疑。
- contest a decision
- 对决定提出异议
- She decided to contest the committee's decision.她决定对委员会的决定提出异议。
- contest a claim
- 对索赔（或主张）提出异议
- The insurance company hired a lawyer to contest the claim.保险公司聘请律师对索赔提出异议。
- contest an election
- 角逐选举；在竞选中争夺
- Three candidates will contest the election for mayor.三位候选人将角逐市长选举。
- contest a will
- 对遗嘱提出异议
- The family went to court to contest the will.这家人上法庭对遗嘱提出异议。
- contest the title
Learner notes
Memory Tip
用拆字助记：con+test。把对方的话当作一场“test（测试）”，你参与（con）其中，去“质疑、争夺”结果。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律争议、选举/政治、体育竞赛 作为动词，contest 多用于正式场合或书面语，常见于法律、选举和体育报道中；作‘质疑’讲时比 challenge 更正式，作‘争夺’讲时比 compete 表达更正式。
Grammar Note
及物动词
Pronunciation & Spelling
目标词按所给音标读作 /ˈkɑntɛst/，几乎没有常见词与之押韵。下列单词拼写结尾均为 -test，但发音差异明显：test /tɛst/、protest /prəˈtɛst/、attest /əˈtɛst/、detest /dɪˈtɛst/、manifest /ˈmænɪfɛst/、latest /ˈleɪtɪst/。注意它们都不与目标词押韵。
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 3，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。
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