contest
翻译
比赛, 竞赛, 争论
例句
She won the beauty contest.
她赢得了选美比赛。
It was a close contest between the two teams.
这是两队之间一场势均力敌的比赛。
语法模式
a contest for (sth.) 为(某物)而设的比赛 It's a contest for the best singer.
a contest between (sb.) and (sb.) (某人)和(某人)之间的比赛 The contest between the rivals was intense.
近义词
Synonyms: competition, match, tournament, game
词源
源自拉丁语 'contestari'，意为“传唤作证”，由 'con-'（共同）+ 'testis'（证人）组成。
记忆技巧
可以记成一群人（con-）一起参加一场“测试”（test）。