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1 a competition or a situation in which two or more people or groups are competing with each other
contest for
the bitter contest for the Republican presidential nomination
Stone decided to hold a contest to see who could write the best song.
I only entered the contest for fun.
It is clear that the election will be a close contest .
contest between/against
the 1960 contest between Kennedy and Nixon
the 1975 Liberal leadership contest
2 no contest informal
a) spoken used to say that someone or something is the best of its kind :
I think you’re the best rider here, no contest.
b) if a victory is no contest, it is very easy to achieve
3 plead no contest law to state that you will not offer a defence in a court of law for something wrong you have done
COLLOCATIONS
动词
enter a contest (= take part in one ) Anyone over 18 years old can enter the contest.
take part in a contest Twenty-five countries took part in the contest.
compete in a contest The band has competed in many contests over the years.
win/lose a contest He won a public-speaking contest at his school.
withdraw from a contest (= stop taking part in a contest ) Two candidates had withdrawn from the contest.
have/hold a contest My college holds an athletics contest once a year.
a contest takes place The contest took place in Berlin.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + contest
a leadership contest (= in which two politicians compete to become leader of their party ) The party did not want the turmoil of a leadership contest.
a presidential contest the 1987 U.S presidential contest
an electoral/election contest What will be the outcome of the electoral contest?
a beauty contest (= to find the most beautiful person ) Miss Colombia won the beauty contest.
a talent contest (= to find the best performer ) She’s singing a song in the school talent contest.
a popularity contest (= to decide which person people like the most ) The competition has turned into a popluarity contest.
close (= one which someone wins by a very small amount ) The race was a close contest between two evenly matched crews.
fair (= one in which everyone has the same chance of winning ) Divide the class into groups in a way that will make it a fair contest.
even/equal British English (= one in which everyone has the same chance of winning ) One of the men was much older so it was hardly an even contest.
uneven/unequal British English (= one in which one of the people, groups etc has a better chance of winning ) Given their military strength, the war was a pretty unequal contest.
THESAURUS
competition an organized event in which people or teams compete against each other, especially in order to win a prize : My sister entered a dance competition. | The winner of the competition will be an 名词 ced in June.
contest a competition in which people do an activity, and a group of judges decide the winner : a beauty contest | a contest to find America’s strongest man
championship an important sports competition to find the best player or team in the world or in a particular area : the European Athletics Championship | Brazil went on to win the world championship.
tournament a competition in a sport or game, in which many players or teams compete against each other until there is one winner : a golf tournament
quiz a competition in which people have to answer questions : a TV quiz show