contested

英 [kənˈtestɪd]

美 [kənˈtestɪd]

v.  争取赢得(比赛、选举等); 争辩; 就…提出异议
contest的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：contested　过去式：contested　

BNC.15409 / COCA.12352

柯林斯词典

The noun is pronounced /'kɒntest/. The verb is pronounced /kən'test/. 名词读作 /'kɒntest/，动词读作 /kən'test/。


• See also:Few contests in the recent history of British boxing have been as thrilling....a writing contest.beauty contest
• N-COUNT (权力或控制权的)争夺，竞争
  Acontestis a struggle to win power or control.
  1. The state election due in November will be the last such ballot before next year's presidential contest...
     定于11月举行的州选举将是明年总统竞选前最后一次此类投票选举。
  2. ...a clear contest between church and state.
     教会与政府之间明显的争斗
• VERB 争取赢得(选举、比赛等);角逐
  If someonecontestsan election or competition, they take part in it and try to win it.
  1. He quickly won his party's nomination to contest the elections.
     他很快获得了本党提名,角逐大选。
  2. ...a closely contested regional flower show.
     各方争奇斗艳、难分高下的地区花卉展
• VERB 争辩;对…提出异议
  If youcontesta statement or decision, you object to it formally because you think it is wrong or unreasonable.
  1. Your former employer has to reply within 14 days in order to contest the case...
     你的前任雇主若对本案存有异议，必须在14天内予以答复。
  2. Gender discrimination is a hotly contested issue.
     性别歧视是一个争论激烈的话题。

英英释义

adj

• disputed or made the object of contention or competition
  1. a contested election

双语例句

• Women are running in nearly all the contested seats in Los Angeles.
  在洛杉矶，女性参选了几乎所有的竞争席位。
• The 2001 election was fiercely contested.
  而2001年的选举遭到了强烈地质疑。
• Gender discrimination is a hotly contested issue.
  性别歧视是一个争论激烈的话题。
• They contested the outcome of the race.
  他们在接力赛的结果上争辩不休。
• Let's go to the golf course, since we haven't contested for a long time.
  我们先去高尔夫球场吧，我们好久没有切磋过了。
• Leo and Bill contested the monitor.
  李奥和比尔竞争班长职位。
• The referee's decision was contested by the loser.
  输了的那方对裁判的决定提出争议。
• We know rockets came only from regime-controlled areas and went only to opposition-controlled or contested neighborhoods.
  我们知道，火箭只来自政府控制的地区，只发向反对派控制或争夺的小区。
• The darkness returned to the no-man's land contested by the Taliban and opposition forces north of the capital.
  夜暗重新笼罩在这片无人居住的土地上，塔利班和首都北方的反对派武装正为此展开激烈争夺。
• The crow contested one another for nesting territory.
  乌鸦互相争夺筑巢之地。