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a competition in which people try to win something 比賽；競賽 to hold a singing/talent contest 舉行歌唱/才藝比賽 to enter/win a contest 參加/赢得比賽 - in a contest
She was awarded the first prize in an essay contest . 她在一次作文比賽中獲得一等獎。 - contest between A and B
It was a close contest between two evenly matched crews. 這是兩個勢均力敵的團隊之間的一場勢均力敵的比賽。 - contest with somebody
He said he had enjoyed the contest with his rival for the title . 他說他喜歡和對手爭奪冠軍。 - contest to do something
a contest to win a free tickets to the concert 赢得免費音樂會門票的比賽
Extra ExamplesHe won his opening contest against Costa of Argentina. 他赢得了與來自阿根廷的科斯塔的首場比賽。 Jackson has injured his knee and is now out of the contest. 傑克遜膝蓋受傷，現已退出比賽。 Sporting contests are held in the arena. 體育比賽在運動場舉行。 The New Zealanders are looking forward to future contests with South Africa. 新西蘭人盼望着將來同南非進行更多比賽。 The contest was too one-sided to be exciting. 這場比賽太一邊倒，沒什麽意思。 The contestants are eliminated one by one until the last two compete in a head-to-head contest. 參賽選手一個一個被淘汰，最後只剩下兩名選手一對一較量。 The other bidders for the contract complained that it had not been a fair contest. 其他合同投標人抱怨這不是公平競爭。 They won the doubles contest against the Williams sisters. 她們在雙打比賽中赢了威廉姆斯姐妹。 This contest is wide open: any of half a dozen teams could win it. 這場競賽勝負難料，其中 6 個隊都有機會獲勝。 the contest between these two great boxers 這兩名偉大的拳擊手之間的比賽 She's the favourite for this year's Eurovision Song Contest. 她是本年度歐洲電視歌曲大賽的熱門兒。 To enter the contest, simply send an email to this address… 要參加比賽，只須發送電郵至以下地址⋯
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- close
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- have
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- take place
- during a/the contest
- in a/the contest
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- a contest of skills
- a contest of strength
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a struggle to gain control or power （控制權或權力的）爭奪，競爭 the leadership/presidential contest 領導力/總統競選 - in a contest
Both parties are predicting victory in this close contest. 兩黨都預測在這場勢均力敵的競爭中獲勝。 - contest for something
a contest for the leadership of the party 爭奪政黨的領導權 - contest between A and B
a contest between traditional and liberal views 傳統觀點和自由觀點之間的沖突。 - contest with somebody
It looks like being a close-fought contest with the Conservatives. 這看起來像是與保守黨的一場勢均力敵的較量。 - contest to do something
the contest to gain control of the party 爭奪黨的控制權
Extra ExamplesTopics Politicsb2During the election contest newspapers are not allowed to publish public opinion polls. 競選期間不允許報紙刊登民意測驗結果。 In the animal kingdom intruders usually lose contests over territories. 在動物王國裏，入侵者通常在領地爭奪中被擊敗。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- close
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- a contest of strength
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Word Originlate 16th cent. (as a verb in the sense ‘swear to, attest’): from Latin contestari ‘call upon to witness, initiate (by calling witnesses)’, from con- ‘together’ + testare ‘to witness’. The senses ‘wrangle, struggle for’ arose in the early 17th cent., which gave rise to the current noun and verb senses.
Idioms
be no contest
used to say that one side in a competition is so much stronger or better than the other that it is sure to win easily （表示競爭中的一方過於強大或出色）完全不是對手，毫無競爭可言