contested是什麽意思

contested

英 ['kɒntest] 美 [kən'tɛst]

vt. 爭辯；提出質疑
vi. 競爭；爭辯
n. 競賽；爭奪；爭論

英文詞源

contested (adj.): 1670s, past participle adjective from contest (v.). Of elections, from 1771, American English.

雙語例句

1. Women are running in nearly all the contested seats in Los Angeles.: 在洛杉磯，女性參選了幾乎所有的競爭席位。

2. Gender discrimination is a hotly contested issue.: 性別歧視是一個爭論激烈的話題。

3. They contested for the position of minister of foreign affairs.: 他們在爭奪外交部長的職位.

4. The referee's decision was contested by the loser.: 負方對裁判的裁決有異議.

5. They contested against unreasonable regulations.: 他們反對不合理的規定.

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