Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #3919
Fully loadedcontest
比赛；竞赛
核心释义
A competition or event in which participants compete to win.
- 1.
争议；辩论。
Controversy; debate.
- 2.
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
- 3.
争夺优势；战斗。
Struggle for superiority; combat.
- 4.
对手之间的竞争
a struggle between rivals
- 5.
竞赛。
A competition.
争夺；角逐；争论；辩论；争议；辩论。；从两个或多个参赛者中选出优胜者的场合；争夺优势；战斗。
用法In use
She entered the singing contest with confidence.
用法提示：此处 contest 为名词，表示‘比赛’
He won first prize in the photography contest.
用法提示：此处 contest 为名词，表示‘竞赛’
The contest between the two teams was very intense.
用法提示：此处 contest 为名词，表示‘竞争’
win/lose a contest
She won the contest.
她赢得了比赛。
a contest between [people/organizations]
There was a contest between the two teams.
两支队伍之间进行了一场比赛。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- win a contest
- 赢得比赛
- She trained hard to win the contest.她刻苦训练以赢得比赛。
- lose a contest
- 输掉比赛
- He was disappointed to lose the contest.他输掉比赛后很失望。
- enter a contest
- 参加比赛
- Many students entered the writing contest.许多学生参加了写作比赛。
- hold a contest
- 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。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
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’。
语境与语域Context & Register
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）。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the spelling ending '-test' but do not rhyme with 'contest' due to different stressed vowels: 'contest' has /ɒ/ while the rest have /ɛ/ or /əʊ/.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级Usage priority
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