contest
/kənˈtɛst/ 动词 C1中文： 对…提出异议、争夺、竞争
- To contend. · I will contest for the open seat on the board.
- To call into question; to oppose. · The rival contested the dictator's re-election because of claims of voting irregularities.
- To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend. · The troops contested every inch of ground.
- To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist, as a claim, by course of law.
He/she/it contests · 过去式 contested · 过去分词 contested · -ing形式 contesting
动词形式
- 原形
- contest
- He/she/it
- contests
- 过去式
- contested
- 过去分词
- contested
- -ing形式
- contesting
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They assembled on a certain day to carry out their purpose, and sharpened their horns for the contest.
I tell you, my friend, that if a detailed account of that silent contest could be written, it would take its place as the most brilliant bit of thrust-and-parry work in the history of detection.
An examination by experts leaves little doubt that a personal contest between the two men ended, as it could hardly fail to end in such a situation, in their reeling over, locked in each other’s arms.
But besides all this, in order that the instrument may not be contested, I am anxious to give it the greatest possible authenticity, therefore, one of my colleagues will help me, and, contrary to custom, will assist in the dictation of the testament.
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