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a competition in which people try to win something 比赛；竞赛 to hold a singing/talent contest 举行歌唱/才艺比赛 to enter/win a contest 参加/赢得比赛 - in a contest
She was awarded the first prize in an essay contest . 她在一次作文比赛中获得一等奖。 - contest between A and B
It was a close contest between two evenly matched crews. 这是两个势均力敌的团队之间的一场势均力敌的比赛。 - contest with somebody
He said he had enjoyed the contest with his rival for the title . 他说他喜欢和对手争夺冠军。 - contest to do something
a contest to win a free tickets to the concert 赢得免费音乐会门票的比赛
Extra ExamplesHe won his opening contest against Costa of Argentina. 他赢得了与来自阿根廷的科斯塔的首场比赛。 Jackson has injured his knee and is now out of the contest. 杰克逊膝盖受伤，现已退出比赛。 Sporting contests are held in the arena. 体育比赛在运动场举行。 The New Zealanders are looking forward to future contests with South Africa. 新西兰人盼望着将来同南非进行更多比赛。 The contest was too one-sided to be exciting. 这场比赛太一边倒，没什么意思。 The contestants are eliminated one by one until the last two compete in a head-to-head contest. 参赛选手一个一个被淘汰，最后只剩下两名选手一对一较量。 The other bidders for the contract complained that it had not been a fair contest. 其他合同投标人抱怨这不是公平竞争。 They won the doubles contest against the Williams sisters. 她们在双打比赛中赢了威廉姆斯姐妹。 This contest is wide open: any of half a dozen teams could win it. 这场竞赛胜负难料，其中 6 个队都有机会获胜。 the contest between these two great boxers 这两名伟大的拳击手之间的比赛 She's the favourite for this year's Eurovision Song Contest. 她是本年度欧洲电视歌曲大赛的热门儿。 To enter the contest, simply send an email to this address… 要参加比赛，只须发送电邮至以下地址⋯
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- close
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a struggle to gain control or power （控制权或权力的）争夺，竞争 the leadership/presidential contest 领导力/总统竞选 - in a contest
Both parties are predicting victory in this close contest. 两党都预测在这场势均力敌的竞争中获胜。 - contest for something
a contest for the leadership of the party 争夺政党的领导权 - contest between A and B
a contest between traditional and liberal views 传统观点和自由观点之间的冲突。 - contest with somebody
It looks like being a close-fought contest with the Conservatives. 这看起来像是与保守党的一场势均力敌的较量。 - contest to do something
the contest to gain control of the party 争夺党的控制权
Extra ExamplesTopics Politicsb2During the election contest newspapers are not allowed to publish public opinion polls. 竞选期间不允许报纸刊登民意测验结果。 In the animal kingdom intruders usually lose contests over territories. 在动物王国里，入侵者通常在领地争夺中被击败。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- close
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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 （表示竞争中的一方过于强大或出色）完全不是对手，毫无竞争可言