win/lose a contest
She won the contest.
她赢得了比赛。
比赛；竞赛
contests — plural of contest
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。
A competition or event in which participants compete to win.
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
竞赛。
A competition.
She entered the singing contest with confidence.
她满怀信心地参加了歌唱比赛。
用法提示：此处 contest 为名词，表示‘比赛’
He won first prize in the photography contest.
他在摄影比赛中获得了一等奖。
用法提示：此处 contest 为名词，表示‘竞赛’
The contest between the two teams was very intense.
两队之间的比赛非常激烈。
用法提示：此处 contest 为名词，表示‘竞争’
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。
最通用的同义词，可互换使用于大多数语境
特指一系列比赛，常用于体育
指一对一或团队间的对抗，常用于体育
强调长期竞争关系，不一定指具体活动
强调艰苦的对抗，语气较强
grammar · medium
易错句子He took part in contest.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子They are competing for the contest.
正确表达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"。
与竞赛（contest）相对，指共同协作
‘context’指事件发生的环境或背景，而‘contest’指竞赛或比赛。
‘content’指某物包含的内容或成分，而‘contest’指竞赛。
‘competition’强调竞争行为或过程，而‘contest’侧重有组织的竞赛活动。
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。
在比赛中负责评审和裁决的人
比赛的结果，选出表现最好的参与者
参加比赛的个人或团队
比赛获胜后获得的奖励物品
比赛中的阶段或回合
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。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.