contest
美 [kənˈtest]英 [kən'test]
- n.比赛；竞赛；竞争
- v.争辩；争取赢得（比赛、选举等）；就…提出异议
复数：contests 现在分词：contesting 过去式：contested
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Friday brought a rooftop barbecue, and Saturday there was an air-guitar contest.
星期五是天台烧烤，周六则是一场“空气吉他”比赛。
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But others consider it dated, and this year it was edged out of a contest in India by two European planes, one of them the Typhoon.
F-18在今年印度举行的一次竟标中落选，而由两家欧洲飞机竞逐，其中之一便是“台风”。
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The two fierce rivals, known as the "Battling Begums" and heirs to political dynasties, were freed to contest the long-delayed election.
这两位宿敌以及两人政治王朝的继任者均获释，得以参加这次一再推迟的选举。
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Elliott was one of more than 100 Saskatchewan residents to respond to the contest launched by a popular Regina radio show .
有100多个萨斯喀彻温省居民参加了里贾纳市（萨省首府）一个流行广播节目举办的这次竞赛，埃利奥特是其中之一。
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UK scientists claim speed dating is nothing more than a beauty contest, and is all about looks and not personality.
英国科学家称，“速配”只不过是一场选美比赛，相貌起主导地位，与性格无关。
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He did not win the contest, but says it was a honor just to qualify and to eat next to her.
他没有赢得比赛，但他说，获得决赛资格并站在索尼娅旁边吃东西就是一种荣耀。
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One of the king' s men came to Hamlet to tell him about the contest between Hamlet and Laertes the next day.
国王的一位亲信来见哈姆雷特，告诉他关于隔天他和莱尔提斯之间的比赛。
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The result sometimes seems to be a level of public debate that has become less intelligent and relevant as the contest continues.
结果，随着竞选的持续，这场公开辩论的水平有时看上去已变得缺乏智慧，而且越来越跑题。
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The winner of a toilet paper wedding dress contest shows how cheap can be chic with her dress made out of 10 jumbo rolls of bathroom tissue.
一个厕纸婚纱比赛的获胜者用10卷厕纸制成的婚纱向我们表明：时尚竟可以如此便宜。
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Our school is going to hold a sing contest. And I'll sign up for it. It's a good chance to show my sing talent.
我们学校即将举行一场歌唱比赛。我要报名参加。这是展示我的歌唱才能的好机会。
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Whatever the gossip had been, it had died down, and the students now only thought of the contest ahead.
流言蜚语已经渐渐平息了，学生们现在想的只是眼前的对抗赛。
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I can't remember the last time I saw Tracy fully extend and contest every shot put up by his opponent.
我不记得我最后一次见到麦蒂充分扩展和每铅球比赛他的对手了。
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There's a contest for a top management position in the company at the moment.
目前，人们正在竞争该公司的一个高层管理职务。
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Another would remove a requirement that parties must contest at least three seats at the general election (which the NLD boycotted).
第二，废除党派选举将军（这为NLD所抵制）时必争夺至少三个席位的要求；
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As Alan Ruskin of the Royal bank of Scotland remarked, this was a contest among the G7 nations to see who could post the worst numbers.
皇家苏格兰银行的AlanRuskin发表评论之后，七国集团就比着是谁先被淘汰出局。
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He said the only solution would be a clean second-round contest or some sort of conciliatory deal between Abdullah and Karzai.
他说唯一的解决之道将是一次透明的第二轮选举，或者在阿卜杜拉和卡尔扎伊之间达成某种和解协议。
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It was a very strenuous campaign to get elected cheerleader, you had to go around to the residence halls. It was a popularity contest.
竞选啦啦队队长非常激烈，你得在宿舍楼里来回奔走拉票，那是知名度的考验。
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The best way to succeed in Oral English contest is to have confidence. But this is often very hard for us.
决胜英语口语比赛的最好的办法就是自信，而这对我们来说通常是很困难的。
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But he said Tsvangirai would be willing to contest a run-off, if the Commission insists one is required.
但是比提说，如果选举委员会坚持认为有必要进行决选，茨万吉拉伊将愿意参加。
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She recently put the antibiotic powder mitomycin under her lens, as shown in her winning entry in the Small World photo contest.
她最近把抗生素粉末丝裂霉素放到了镜头之下，正如这张为她获得了微小世界照片竞赛的胜利入场券所示。
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You just try to contest [me], make every shot a difficult one and try to deny the ball as much as you possibly can.
你得试着和我对抗，使每次投篮都变得艰难，并以最快的速度来断掉我的球。
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The game rule and contest rule are simple and the technology wants is simple too, which make it easy to develop.
游戏规则、比赛规则和技术要求简单，对场地、网高等要求不高，便于推广开展。
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Idealists might frown that the best 11 years of democracy could throw up is a contest between the incumbent, his deputy and his predecessor.
理想主义者可能会皱眉，印尼最好的11年的民主能够有结果，完全是现任总统和他的副总统以及他的前任总统之间的竞争。
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The two-day contest attracts swimmers from all over the country to the northeast region where it's especially cold this time of year.
为期两天的比赛吸引了全国各地的冬泳爱好者来到这个东北地区，这里每年这个时候极为寒冷。
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She takes her cue from her mother to participate the speech contest.
她听从她妈妈的劝告，去参加了演讲比赛。
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So everyone would benefit from a real contest, in which a second candidate gave Ms Lagarde a run for her money.
因此，各方都将得益于一场真正的竞赛，让第二名候选人与拉加德展开竞选。
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In a contest, your opponent is afraid of you just as you are also afraid of him.
在比赛中，你的对手害怕你就象你也害怕他一样。
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Soon, it was like a contest to see who could be the best spouse, who could give the most love.
很快，就像是一场竞赛要看看谁会是最佳伴侣，谁会给出最多的爱。
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In honor of our Arctic Photo Contest, we've tapped her to share a few of her photos and comment on her work.
为了纪念我们的北极照片大赛，我们邀请她分享了一些照片和有关她的工作的感悟。
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Icahn's botched proxy contest in 2008 was a bit of an embarrassment to watch.
2008年，伊坎的代理权之争以失败告终，有点令人难堪。